Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Governance.

Dawn Highton explained that the Internal Audit Plan 2021- 2022 was a comprehensive risk review of services, and a vehicle for audit workload to be identified and prioritised.

The internal audit service had a turbulent year and a challenging plan for 21/22.  As a result, two additional auditors were being recruited in order to be able to deliver the plan.

There is confidence that the Council will be reaccredited with the ISO 9001 Quality Management System by the end of the calendar year.

Progress will be reported over the year, starting with the first progress report in September covering work completed between April and August, then January covering work between September and December and an annual report including all completed work for the year in May or June 2022.

Within the report there were performance indicators and targets to keep members informed regarding the progress made with the completion of the plan.

Dawn in response to a Question from Members confirmed that Covid-19 may impact upon the delivery of the plan if officers remain involved with the response.

Decision: The report was noted.