Issue - meetings

Report of Chief Internal Auditor

Summary

This Chief Internal Auditor has updated the Internal Audit Charter to reflect the changed reporting arrangements that are now in place.

Recommendation

The Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee is recommended to:

(1)               Consider and approve the Charter.

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Internal Auditor which presented the updated Internal Audit Charter to reflect the changed reporting arrangements that were now in place.

The Chief Internal Auditor advised the Committee that the CIPFA Code of Practice for Internal Audit in Local Government 2006 in the UK requires that the Council should formally define the purpose, authority and responsibility of Internal Audit. The Internal Audit Charter sets out the role of Internal Audit within Cherwell District Council. The existing Charter was presented to the Accounts Audit and Risk Committee in October 2008. It had been updated to reflect the changed reporting arrangements which had been presented to the Committee’s October 2009 meeting.

The updated Charter noted that the Chief Internal Auditor would report functionally to the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee and administratively to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services. In addition, the Chief Internal Auditor would have a direct right of access to the Chief Executive and the Corporate Management Team should it be required.

The Committee was satisfied with the updated Internal Audit Charter.

Resolved

1)                 That the Internal Audit Charter be approved.