Audit Commission external audit plan 2002/04

Report: 9
Date: 27 March 2003
By: Audit Commission

Summary

This Audit Plan summarises the proposed programme of work for both the 2002/03 and 2003/04 financial years, and discusses accounts, performance and governance. The Audit Commission's plan is, wherever possible, designed to take account of the plans of other review agencies such as the HMIC, Internal Audit and the efficiency review programme.

A. Recommendations

To note this report

B. Supporting information

Our principal objective as your appointed auditor is to carry out an audit which meets the Audit Commission’s Code of Audit Practice.

To ensure our audit is relevant to the MPA/MPS, we must design a programme of work to address the significant operational and financial risks you face which impact on our responsibilities.

In addition, we have to review whether you have adequate arrangements for:

• ensuring the legality of transactions with a significant financial consequence
• ensuring your financial standing is soundly based
• satisfying yourselves that your systems of internal financial control are both adequate and effective
• ensuring proper standards of financial conduct and to prevent and detect fraud and corruption
• securing economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the use of your resources.

We must also give an opinion as to whether your Accounts present fairly the financial position of the MPA/MPS.

C. Equality and diversity implications

Detailed in the attached report.

D. Financial implications

Detailed in the attached report.

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author: Audit Commission

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