Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Director of Finance

Purpose of report

The report presents the Internal Audit progress report for 2023/24. Two audits have now been completed: Community Development Projects and Climate, both with overall conclusions of Amber. Community Development Projects has been finalised and the executive summary is included within this report. The plan to address the actions required have been agreed with senior management and implementation of those actions are in progress. The audit of Climate is at draft report stage and the action plan is currently being agreed with senior management. The executive summary from the audit will be brought in the next update to the committee. There are three audits currently being undertaken and the remaining three are planned in for later in the year.

The implementation status of previously agreed management actions continues to be positive across the organisation, with good rates of implementation and evidence that other actions are being actively progressed.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

1.1         To note the progress with the 2023/24 Internal Audit Plan and the outcome of the completed audits.

Resolved

(1)       That the Internal Audit Progress Report 2023/24 be noted.

The Assistant Director of Finance submitted a report that updated the committee on Internal Audit progress for 2023/24.

In introducing the report, the Chief Internal Auditor advised that two audits had now been completed: Community Development Projects and Climate, both with overall conclusions of Amber. There were three audits currently being undertaken and the remaining three were planned  for later in the year.

Resolved

(1)       That the Internal Audit Progress Report 2023/24 be noted.