Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Finance

Purpose of report

The report presents the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan for 2020/21.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended to:

1.1      note and comment on the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan for 2020/21.

Resolved

(1)          That, having given due consideration the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan for 2020/21 be noted.

The Director of Finance submitted a report which presented the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan for 2020/21.

The Chairman welcomed the Chief Internal Auditor to her first meeting of the Committee, who explained that from 1 April 2020 the Internal Audit team had commenced a joint working approach providing the internal audit services across both Cherwell District Council and Oxfordshire County Council 

In presenting the report, the Chief Internal Auditor informed Members that the audit planning process for 2020/21 had been completed and a draft annual plan produced and presented to the senior leadership team. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and additional workloads in areas such as Small Business Grants, the plan had been reviewed and the workplan for quarter 1 re-prioritised.

Resolved

(1)     That, having given due consideration the Internal Audit Strategy and Plan for 2020/21 be noted.