Agenda item

The Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance submitted the Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance Annual Report 2022/23 for Members’ consideration.

The report provided the Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance’s annual opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Authority’s governance, risk management and internal control arrangements based on the work of Internal Audit for 2022-23 and had been prepared in accordance with the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards.

It was noted that the Council continued to have a positive culture in regard to embracing challenge and the work of internal audit.

Considering the overall results of Internal Audit work undertaken, together with management’s implementation of agreed management actions, the opinion given was reasonable (positive) assurance.

It was noted that the internal audit team continued to follow up agreed management actions every month.

RESOLVED:

(i)              That the Committee considered the opinion provided by the Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance based on the work undertaken and completed relating to 2022-23 regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of the Authority’s framework of governance, risk management and internal control; 

(ii)            That the Committee noted the key issues arising from the work of Internal Audit in the context of the Annual Governance Statement (AGS).