Issue - meetings

To inform the Committee of the work of Internal Audit during 2023/24 and to provide an annual Internal Audit Assurance Opinion that can be used by the Council to inform its Annual Governance Statement.

The Committee noted of the work of Internal Audit during 2023/24.

Overall, 71% of the planned audits were complete or awaiting finalisation as at the year-end, below the 90% target. This was figure was due to the result of timing and the audit resource released as a result was fully utilised in commencing work on other audits contained within the Internal Audit Plan for 2024/25