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Report 9 of the 22 March 2007 meeting of the Corporate Governance Committee and confirms the status of outstanding high-risk accepted recommendations made by MPA Internal Audit as at the end of February 2007.
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High-risk audit recommendations
Report: 9
Date: 22 March 2007
By: Director Strategy Modernisation and Performance on behalf of the Commissioner
Summary
This report confirms the status of outstanding high-risk accepted recommendations made by MPA Internal Audit as at the end of February 2007, and gives details of ongoing work to enhance the process by which the MPS respond to audit recommendations.
A. Recommendation
That members note the status of all outstanding high-risk recommendations made in relation to MPS control systems by MPA Internal Audit.
B. Supporting information
1. This report summarises the present status of high-risk recommendations on the MPA Internal Audit list of outstanding recommendations. It also details the process by which the MPS responds to audit recommendations.
Progress report on current high-risk audit recommendations
2. The status of high-risk accepted MPA Internal Audit recommendations as at end February 2007 is set out at Appendix 1 (exempt). Table 1 below summarises the latest position by the year in which each recommendation was made. The data provided covers only those high-risk accepted recommendations included in the previous progress report submitted to Corporate Governance Committee in November 2006, together with any recommendations subsequently reported to the MPS Inspection Liaison and Analysis Unit (ILAU) by MPA Internal Audit.
Table 1: High-Risk accepted audit recommendation progress summary, as at end of February 2007
| Year audit recs made | Number of audit recs | O/S as at end Nov 06 | O/S as at end of Feb 07 | Progress since previous report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 3 recs complete |
| 2004 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 recs complete |
| 2007 |
None reported so far |
0 | 0 | 0 |
The MPS audit recommendation response process
3. There continues to be a reduction in the number of outstanding recommendations, with only 28 out of 133 recommendations now outstanding. Work is continuing to reduce this number further with updates being requested from all business groups on a monthly basis. This is to ensure co-ordination with all inspection activity in the MPS and to enable regular updates to be provided to MPS Performance Board.
4. All outstanding Internal Audit high-risk recommendations are also highlighted by the ILAU to business group members at the quarterly Internal Inspection Co-ordination Meetings for necessary action. A representative from Internal Audit attends this meeting and is therefore able to answer any specific queries. In addition, the Deputy Director of Internal Audit is updated in relation to the development of audit recommendation tracking and reporting at the quarterly External Audit and Inspection Partners Meeting, chaired by the head of ILAU.
5. A further progress report by the ILAU on the status of high-risk audit recommendations will be provided to the next Corporate Governance Committee in May 2007.
C. Race and equality impact
No reported adverse impacts on race and equality.
D. Financial implications
It is understood that the actions have been, or are being, undertaken from existing budgets.
E. Background papers
None
F. Contact details
Report author: Julie Buckingham, MPS Inspection Liaison and Analysis Unit, MPS.
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