Action Plan – No Purchase Order No Pay

Audit Recommendation

Actions Proposed

Status

Target Date/ Completed by

Revised

Date

Responsible Officer

Policy & Processes

1.    Review appropriateness of the policy

 

2.    Consult with key stakeholders

 

3.    Review invoice data and identify services that need support

 

4.    Make necessary changes to policy/processes

 

5.    Issue exemptions in consultation with Procurement

 

Completed

 

 

Completed

 

Ongoing

 

 

In progress

 

 

Ongoing

31/12/2023

 

 

31/12/2023

 

31/12/2023

 

 

31/12/2023

 

 

31/12/2023

-        

 

 

-        

 

31/05/2024

 

 

31/05/2024

 

 

31/05/2024

Principal Accountant

Training provision

6.    Review training offered and attendance

 

7.    Refresher training on the policy

 

8.    Consider whether mandatory training is required.

 

In progress

 

 

In progress

 

In progress

 

31/03/2024

 

 

31/03/2024

 

31/03/2024

 

31/07/2024

 

31/07/2024

 

 

31/03/2024

Systems Accountant

Role of Business Support

9.    Identify users within business support that are undertaking retrospective ordering

 

10. Discuss with services if orders can be raised by someone in the dept

 

11. Review authorisation processes

Completed

 

 

 

 

In progress

 

 

Completed

31/12/2023

 

 

 

 

31/03/2024

 

 

31/12/2024

-

 

 

 

 

31/03/2024

 

 

-

Principal Accountant/

Head of Business Support

Exemptions list

12. Review current list of exemptions in consultation with Procurement

 

13. Makes revisions and notify suppliers of changes

 

14. Reissue to Creditors team and make available on the intranet

 

Completed

 

 

Ongoing

 

 

Completed

 

31/12/2024

 

 

31/12/2024

 

 

31/12/2024

 

-

 

 

31/05/2024

 

 

-

Principal Accountant/ Head of Procurement