Decision details

(a)       That the report be accepted;

(b)       That the Internal Audit Manager provide a note to the Committee on the number of occasions in recent years where the allocated number of investigation days had been exceeded;

(c)        That the appropriate level of senior officer from the Lifelong Learning Directorate be invited to attend a future meeting of the Committee to discuss the significant failings raised on school funding arrangements; and

(d)       That where Internal Audit recommendations had not been implemented, particularly on fundamental areas of risk, future Internal Audit Progress Reports to include a brief summary on the area of risk, responsible manager and reason for non-implementation and whether this was acceptable.