Issue - meetings
Internal Audit Progress Report
Meeting: 02/12/2021 - Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee (Item 8)
8 Internal Audit Progress Report - IA/21/011 
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Decision:
(i) to thank the Internal Audit team for their efforts over the previous 15 months under difficult circumstances with staff shortages and the pandemic;
(ii) to note the update provided in relation to the staffing situation within Internal Audit;
(iii) to note the update in relation to the development of the 2022/23 Internal Audit Plan;
(iv) to note the responses to members questions; and
(v) to otherwise note the content of the report.
Minutes:
With reference to article 6 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 review, discuss and comments on the issues raised within the report and appendices.
The Interim Chief Internal Auditor advised that the new Chief Internal Auditor would join the internal Audit team in January which would alleviate some of the staffing shortages. He further advised that the previous 15 months had been difficult with vacancies and illness within the team.
In relation to the number of audits that have been deferred into 2022, Members sought assurance that the content of the Internal Audit Plan for 2022/23 would be manageable for the Internal Audit team. The Chief Officer – Finance advised that the Corporate Management Team were in discussions with the Interim Chief Internal Auditor to ensure that the 2022/23 Internal Audit plan was structured capturing cyclical audits and risk based audits.
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to thank the Internal Audit team for their efforts over the previous 15 months under difficult circumstances with staff shortages and the pandemic;
(ii) to note the update provided in relation to the staffing situation within Internal Audit;
(iii) to note the update in relation to the development of the 2022/23 Internal Audit Plan;
(iv) to note the responses to members questions; and
(v) to otherwise note the content of the report.