Report to Audit Committee on 14 January 2010 on External Audit Recommendations

Manchester City Council Item 5 Audit Committee 14 January 2010 MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL REPORT FOR RESOLUTION REPORT TO: Audit Committee - 14 January 2010 SUBJECT: External Audit Recommendations Quarterly Monitoring Report September 2009 to January 2010 REPORT OF: Assistant Chief Executive (Performance) Purpose of Report To provide a quarterly progress report on the implementation of outstanding recommendations from external audit work across the Authority by the Audit Commission and Grant Thornton during the last three audit years. Recommendation It is recommended that Committee note the report and advise on any further action the Committee wants to be taken. Financial Consequences for the Capital and Revenue Budgets None identified. Contact Officers Sharon Kemp 0161 234 3910 sharon.kemp@manchester.gov.uk Andrew Blore 0161 234 1882 a.blore@manchester.gov.uk Background Documents Audit Reports listed under Para 2.1. Wards Affected N/A Implications for Key Council Policies Anti-Poverty Equal Environment Employment Opportunities None None None None Manchester City Council Item 5 Audit Committee 14 January 2010 1 Introduction 1.1 The implementation of recommendations included within external audit reports issued during the last three audit years are routinely monitored on a quarterly basis by the Corporate Performance Group. This report provides progress against audit recommendations ...