KEIGHLEY town councillors will this Thursday (Jan 26) consider recommendations made within an internal audit of the council, which was completed late last year.

The audit, by the company Veritau, concludes that the town council does have an effective system of financial control in place, thanks to the procedures it has introduced over the last two years.

The report put forward two changes to reinforce these procedures, explaining: "The recommendations in this report are included as ways that the council can further strengthen some processes by including more than one [council] officer.

"The inclusion of more than one officer knowing these processes would improve resiliency during periods of absence."

The report said an additional council officer, as well as the town clerk, should be authorised to use the council's purchase card.

It also said the council should ensure more than one of its officers is involved with its petty cash procedures.

The internal audit identified no problems with bank reconciliations, grants, receiving and processing of income or invoices for council spending.