Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Internal Audit Manager.

The Committee considered a report from the Internal Audit Manager that sought to provide an update on the Internal Audit Plan 2022/23.

Concerns were raised by the Committee in respect of lack of resources within the Audit Team that would impact on their ability to address all the audit/business needs identified in the report.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    note and approve the revised Internal Audit Plan for 2022/23 based on the current level of audit resource continuing to operate throughout 2022/23; and

2.    note that the incoming permanent Group Head of Corporate Governance will be advising this Committee further on any future additional resourcing. In the interim, the Internal Audit Manager had set out alternative options to explore in addressing service priorities and business needs, including risk implications and considerations associated with each option.