Issue details

This report and supporting appendices summarise the SAIS activity and outline the progress in achieving the 2020/21 Internal Audit and Investigation Plan as at 31 March 2021. It supplements quarterly progress reports previously reported to this Committee

This recommendation is being made to ensure that the Council meets its legislative requirements and those of the Audit Committee’s Terms of Reference.

The Internal Audit and Investigation Plan aims to ensure that the Council provides an effective Internal Audit activity function and assists the organisation in achieving its objectives in the most economic, efficient and effective way, whilst ensuring that Council assets and interests are being safeguarded from misappropriation/loss and thereby giving confidence to residents that public funds are being used appropriately.

The report provides the Assistant Director, Governance (and Chief Audit Executive) opinion on the council’s governance, risk management and internal control frameworks. It draws on the work of internal audit and investigations. The Assistant Director, Governance (and Chief Audit Executive) opinion is unqualified and provides reasonable assurance over the internal control environment in operation, within the limitations due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, as described in the report.