Issue - meetings

The Board received a report from the Divisional Manager – Audit, Procurement and Operational Finance, updating them on the internal audit activity since the last progress report to the Board on 5 July 2023.  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 2023, 500 days of audit work had been completed, which represented 41% of the total planned days for the year.  It was noted that some audits had taken longer to complete than originally planned which was partly due to issues arising in the course of the audit work and the team having three new starting who were undergoing training. It was likely that this would impact on overall coverage and some work may have to be put back to 2024/25.

Appended to the report were the executive summaries of the reports issued numbering 2 to 15, as listed in the report.

RESOLVED:  That the Internal Audit Progress Report and comments made be noted.