Issue - decisions

(i)       in relation to section 2.3.2 of the report, and recommendations being designed to be rolled out across the Council thematically, to note that the Chief Internal Auditor had undertaken to build in any thematic work being done by officers as part of his regular update report to Committee;

(ii)       to note the Annual Report for 2024/25;

(iii)      to note that the Chief Internal Auditor had confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit;

(iv)      to note that there had been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2024/25;

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

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