Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)

Purpose of Report

This report provides the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee with an update on delivery of the internal audit work programme for 2024/25, following approval of the programme at the meeting of 29 May 2024.

Recommendations

The Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee resolves:

1.1           To note the progress made in delivering the 2024/25 internal audit work programme.

Resolved

(1)            That the progress made in delivering the 2024/25 internal audit work programme be noted.

The Assistant Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer) submitted a report which provided the Committee with an update on the delivery of the internal audit work programme for 2024/25, following approval of the programme at the meeting of 29 May 2024.

In introducing the report, Connor Murray, Assistant Director – Audit Assurance at Veritau, provided the Committee with a progress report on the activity undertaken by Veritau as the Council’s internal auditors. The Committee was advised that work was progressing well and that Veritau would be in a position to provide a full opinion on the Council’s risk management, governance and internal controls by the end of the financial year.

In response to a question relating to overdue actions in areas of business continuity and GDPR, the Committee was advised that these were being monitored and still required attention and would be included in future audit reports.

Resolved

(1)            That the progress made in delivering the 2024/25 internal audit work programme be noted.