Internal Audit Progress Report
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Minutes:
The Board received a report from the Head of Audit, Procurement and Operational Finance, updating Members on the internal audit activity since the last progress report to the Board on 26 June 2024. It also highlighted any matters that were relevant to the Board’s responsibilities as the Council’s Audit Committee.
Members were referred to appendix one, which listed all the planned work for the year and its current status. The schedule of audits had been updated to reflect the progress made in completing audits since the last update to the Board. By the end of August 2024, 429 days of audit work had been completed, which represented 37% of the total planned days for the year.
Appended to the report were the executive summaries of the reports issued numbering 2 to 12, as listed in the report. The Board expressed concerns at the findings relating to the audit of Children’s Services Commissioning and agreed that a further audit of the area be carried out as part of the 2025/26 Internal Audit Plan.
RESOLVED: That the Internal Audit Progress Report and comments made be noted.