(i) to note the Internal Audit (IA) Annual Report 2023/24 as detailed in Appendix A of the report;
(ii) to note that the Chief Internal Auditor had confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit;
(iii) to note that there had been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2023/24; and
(iv) to note the progress that management had made with implementing recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.