Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved :-

(i)            to note the Internal Audit Annual Report 2020/21;

(ii)          to note that the Chief Internal Auditor has confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit;

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

(iv)         to note the progress that management has made with implementing recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.

The Committee had before it the report from the Chief Finance Officer, ACHSCP which presented the Internal Audit Annual Report for 2020/2021.

Members heard from the (Interim) Chief Internal Auditor who advised that whilst there had been fewer audits completed due to the pandemic, those audits conducted had not been limited in scope.

The report recommended :-

that the Committee -

a)            note the Internal Audit Annual Report 2020/21;

b)            note that the Chief Internal Auditor has confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit;

c)            note that there has been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2020/21; and

d)            note the progress that management has made with implementing recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.

The Committee resolved :-

to approve the recommendations.