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Strategic Audit Partner Procurement – Update Report
Meeting: 16/09/2015 - Audit Committee (Item 9)
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This report provides the committee with an
update on the procurement activity being undertaken by the London
Borough of Ealing to appoint a Strategic Audit Partner to support
the services delivered by the Audit and Investigation Shared
Service.
Minutes:
Members considered a report that provide an update on the procurement activity being undertaken by the London Borough of Ealing to appoint a Strategic Audit Partner to support the services delivered by the Audit and Investigation Shared Service (A&I Shared Service). Steve Tinkler (Head of A&I Shared Service) stated that the vision for the Shared Service was to provide a comprehensive, robust and resilient Internal Audit service to the three London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing and Hounslow. He continued that the Shared Service approach would therefore provide an opportunity for Ealing as the host partner, to explore opportunities to engage and manage a single Strategic Audit Partner on a consolidated basis on behalf of the partnering organisations. He drew members’ attention to the criteria for a Strategic Audit Partner as set out in the report.
Conrad Hall, Chief Finance Officer added that in addition to financial savings, the proposal would result in efficiency, better use of audit time and a more resilient service that would meet the challenges posed by the changing public sector landscape and the continuing need for Local Authorities to find financial savings. Phil Johnstone (KPMG) endorsed the progress being made to appoint a Strategic Audit Partner and asked that a further update be provided for the Committee.
RESOLVED:
that the the progress made in respect of the procurement activity commenced to appoint a strategic audit partner to support the Audit and Investigation shared service be noted.