Decision details

Internal Audit Review 2024/25

Decision Maker: Governance, Audit and Standards Committee

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Purpose:

To inform the Committee of the work of Internal Audit during 2024/25 and to provide an annual Internal Audit Assurance Opinion that can be used by the Council to inform its Annual Governance Statement.

Decisions:

The Committee noted the work of Internal Audit during 2024/25 and considered the annual Internal Audit Assurance Opinion that can be used by the Council to inform its Annual Governance Statement.

 

Overall, 72% of the planned audits were complete or awaiting finalisation as at the year-end, below the 90% target. Audit completion to 31 March 2025 was negatively impacted by a combination of the lag of overdue audits from 2023/24 impacting on completion in the first quarter of 2024/25 and a period of sickness within the team in the fourth quarter.

Report author: Chris Fish

Publication date: 04/08/2025

Date of decision: 21/07/2025

Decided at meeting: 21/07/2025 - Governance, Audit and Standards Committee

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