Decision details

(i)       to note the update provided in relation to the current Internal Audit staffing situation;

(ii)      to note the Annual Report for 2020/21;

(iii)      to note that the Chief Internal Auditor had confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit;

(iv)     to note that there had been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2020/21;

(v)      to note the outcome of Internal Audit’s self-assessment against the requirements of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards; and

(vi)     to note the content of Internal Audit’s Quality Assurance and Improvement Plan.