Issue - meetings

To receive the Internal Audit Activity Report.

The Principal Auditor presented the Internal Audit Activity Report which set out the work of the Internal Audit team from July 2025 to October 2025.

During the reporting period there had been a total of six internal audit reports issued with the report setting out more detail regarding these.  Section 3.8 of the report set out the status of audits previously reported with six of the reports now holding a green (good) grading. 

An update was provided in relation to work required to complete the Annual Audit Plan with 20 of the 48 either completed or in progress. Work continued on commercial contracts with academies and local councils across Shropshire as well as Telford & Wrekin and work would continue to look for opportunities to expand the commercial offering.

Quality Assurance work was undertaken with the Audit, Governance & Procurement Lead Manager undertaking independent monthly checks on audits in order to comply with standards.

During the debate, some Members welcomed the work that had been undertaken and that there had been improvement in respect of reports issued previously.  It was asked if there were any trends in relation to workload on audits.

The Principal Auditor explained that workload was stable and with more schools becoming academies this may lead to more business when three yearly contracts were up for renewal.

The report was for noting.