Issue - decisions

(i)       to note the Annual Report for 2023/24;

(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:

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

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