8 Internal Audit Update Report 
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Minutes:
The Head of Shared Internal Audit presented this report which updated the Committee on key audit and governance themes.
The Head of Finance explained that the Fraud Team had been set up last year and was still evolving. Its ability to carry out investigations had been hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst there was economic value in detecting fraud, obviously there were other benefits such as acting as a deterrent. The Head of Finance agreed to speak to the Fraud Manager about what action the Council took against those who refused to attend interviews under caution. Councillor Mark Howell suggested that the Lead Cabinet Member for Finance should consider withholding benefits from those residents who failed to attend an interview under caution.
Councillor Grenville Chamberlain reported that there had been a significant improvement in the Council’s planning enforcement and the Scrutiny and Overview Committee would receive a further update in 6 months’ time.
The Committee Noted the report.