Issue - meetings

To receive the Internal Audit activity update.

The Principal Auditor presented the Internal Audit activity made against the 2023/24 Internal Audit Plan for the period 1 May 2023 to 30 June 2023 and the unplanned work to date.

The key focus had been the completion of the audits on the audit plan and fulfilling commercial contracts.

Three reports had been issued during the reporting period, two green and one yellow.  Members received an update on previous reports and where follow ups had been taken all had improved to green.

The Audit Plan was approved at the May 2023 Audit Committee.  Progress made against the 2023 Audit Plan included two completed audits and five audits were in progress.  No changes had been made to the plan since the previous meeting.

Unplanned work included quality assurance, counter terrorism and commercial contracts to eight academy trusts and two parish/town councils.  The Team continued to look for external opportunities.

Members noted the report.