Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the responses provided to questions from members; and

(ii)      to otherwise note the content of the report

With reference to article 5 of the minute of its previous meeting, the Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Internal Auditor which advised on progress against the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Internal Audit Plans.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee reviews, discusses and comments on the issues raised within the report and appendices.

In response to a question regarding internal audits deferred until June 2022, the Chief Officer - Governance advised that it was common practice for audits to be deferred to the next financial year and that information on this could be added to this report for the December meeting.

In response to a question relating to the content of the 2022/23 Internal Audit Plan and whether consideration would be given to the current resource implications for Internal Audit, the Chief Officer – Governance advised that discussions were ongoing with the Interim Chief Internal Auditor to ensure that the reports to be included in the 2022/23 Internal Audit Plan were achievable.

The Committee resolved:-

to note the content of the report.