Agenda Item No: Report No:Report Title: Internal Audit Interim Performance Report 2003/2004Report To: Audit Committee Date: 1 December 2003Ward(s) Affected: AllReport By: Director of Finance and Community ServicesContact Officer(s): David Heath, Chief Internal AuditorPurpose of Report:To consider the Internal Audit work of the Audit and Best Value Division for theperiod 1 April 2003 to 31 October 2003.Officers Recommendation(s):1 To receive and consider the report.Reasons for Recommendations1 The remit of the Audit Committee includes a duty to agree a three-year Strategic AuditPlan and an Annual Plan, and keep them under review.Information2 Background2.1 The purpose of this report is to inform members of the work undertaken byInternal Audit in the first seven months of the financial year 2003/2004compared to the Annual Plan.2.2 The work of Internal Audit for each year is set out in the Annual Plan. Theaudits for 2003/2004 have been drawn from the three-year Strategic Audit Planfor the period 2003/2004 to 2005/2006.2.3 This Interim Performance Report deals with the activities of the Internal Auditteam that is dedicated to audit work and which is not normally involved in BestValue and Corporate Governance duties.2.4 Members are reminded that any detailed discussion in open session of theconduct of audits, or the content of audit reports, may disclose exemptinformation as defined in the Local Government Act 1972. Any suchdiscussions should be ...