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External Influence and Internal Audit

18 November, 2009
10.00 - 15.20
Deloitte Public Sector Internal Audit Limited, Stonecutter Court, Fleet Street, London.

Our forthcoming free members’ seminar covers VAT inspections, the OFT tendering investigation, fraud and audit issues in housing maintenance; presentations from the funding and regulatory bodies; and the AGM.

Agenda

10.00  Coffee on arrival

10.30  Forum Business

10.45  VAT visits from the Revenue – Kevin Cresswell (Partner) and Laura Gest (Senior Manager), Deloitte

Kevin and Laura are tax specialists at Deloitte, and will present an overview of the VAT inspection process, common review areas, and how to be prepared.  They will particularly talk about VAT issues and reviews in the housing sector.

11.25  The HCA and internal audit - Stan Farmer, Head of Corporate Assurance, HCA  

Stan is responsible for providing assurance to the Homes and Communities Agency in respect of its operations, and his role will have a close affinity to our own in our associations and ALMOs.  He will update us on progress in establishing the HCA, how the Agency relates to internal audit, and the key issues in funding for us to consider.  He will also look at what the future may hold and what are the next steps in establishing the Agency.

12.05  Coffee

12.10  Once bitten, twice shy? - Tracey Lee, Legal Executive, Local Partnerships

Local Partnerships is a joint venture between the Local Government Association and Partnerships UK, and have been actively following the Office of Fair Trading’s bid-rigging investigation.  Tracey will explain why public sector procurers should still work with building firms named and shamed for bid-rigging public sector projects.

12.50  HIAF Annual General Meeting – details to follow

13.05  Lunch

14.00  Regulatory perspective: the Tenant Services Authority – Veronica Hill, Lawyer, TSA

Veronica works within the Legal team in the Corporate Services Directorate of the TSA, and is ideally placed to tell us about the legal aspects of TSA regulation and the issues that may be of interest to internal auditors in the sector.

14.40  Housing maintenance in the MOD – Chris Lamsdell, Fraud Prevention   Manager, Modern Housing Solutions

MODern Housing Solutions (MHS) is a company contracted by Defence Estates Operations Housing (DE) to carry out maintenance tasks in the homes of 45,000 Service Families in England and Wales.  Made up from Carillion plc and Enterprise plc, MHS was formed in November 2005 when DE awarded the Housing Prime Contract. 

Prior to joining MHS, Chris was employed in the police service, the majority of this being with the Metropolitan Police. He has investigated fraud for 20 years during which he investigated a number of significant enquires. He is a member of the Fraud Advisory Panel and Vice-Chair of the London Fraud Forum. 

Chris will talk about how the repairs service is organised and provided; and audit, compliance and fraud issues from the contractor viewpoint.

15.20  Close 

 

Contact

Andrea Hunt
Email anhunt@deloitte.co.uk
View location map at www.sheriffratings.com

 

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