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2023-24 Internal Audit Plan & Internal Audit Charter

Meeting: 16/03/2023 - General Purposes Committee (Item 6)

6 2023/24 Internal Audit Charter and Draft 2023/24 Internal Audit Plan pdf icon PDF 510 KB

The General Purposes Committee is recommended to review and approve:

 

-       2023/24 Internal Audit Charter (Appendix A)

-       2023/24 Internal Audit Plan (Appendix B)

 

 

Minutes:

The Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management explained that, in line with the requirements of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS), she had a responsibility to regularly review the Internal Audit Charter and to establish risk-based plans to determine the priorities of the Internal Audit activity.

 

The Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management confirmed that the same level of assurance could be provided although the number of audit days had reduced slightly. She advised that there was often considerable shift in the audit plan during the year and the aim was to enable the team to work smarter and more efficiently and effectively.

 

AGREED that the 2023-24 Internal Audit Charter and the 2023-24 Internal Audit Plan be approved.