Annual work programme

We are required to carry out the following core units annually:

• Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates (Business Rates)
• Income and Cash Collection
• Main Accounting System
• Housing Benefits
• Creditors
• Housing Rents
• Treasury and Cash Flow Management
• Payroll
• Recovery
• Car Park Income / Trade Waste (alternate years)
• ICT Core

Systems audit reviews are carried out over a rolling four-year programme. The audit reviews planned for 2015/2016 are:

• Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas
• Grants, Subscriptions & donations
• Vehicles & Fuel (including inventory & maintenance)
• Emergency Planning
• Legal Services
• Leisure (Culm Valley)
• Refuse & Recycling (2 yearly)
• Recruitment, Selection and Job Evaluation
• Electronic payments/online forms
• Information Security (2 yearly)
• Appraisals and Training
• Freedom of Information
• Gifts & Hospitality/Register of Interests (annual)
• Corporate Health & Safety including Homeworking/Loneworking (2yrs)
• Insurance/VAT
• Private Sector Housing
• Procurement/Contracts
• Stores
• Voids
• Cemeteries & Bereavement Services
• Service Charges

Summary reports for these audit reviews will go to the Audit Committee.