Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Resources enclosed

The Director of Resources submitted a report which provided Members with an update in respect of progress made in delivery against the 2022/23 Internal Audit Plan. The report outlined a summary of internal audit activity which is a requirement of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS).

Members were advised that detailed reports and relevant findings, recommendations and agreed actions have been provided to lead officers within the Council and are available to Committee members upon request. The report covered the period November 2022 to December 2022.

As per the PSIAS, an external assessment was undertaken to provide assurance over conformance.  Its intention was to assist in realising standards across the service and ensuring consistency in improvement.  In general, the assessors agreed with the Council’s self-assessment (and subsequent Quality Assurance Improvement Plan) undertaken by the Internal Audit Manager in June 2022.

The Internal Audit Service has been rated overall as Partially Compliant, which agreed with the original self-assessment.  Members were informed that significant progress has already been made to implement the actions raised.

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

Members gave consideration to the report.