Issue - meetings

The report of the Head of Internal Audit and Compliance informs the Committee of the content of the Internal Audit Strategy and asks Members to note that it will be amended following the publication of CIPFA’s document “The Role of the Head of Internal Audit in Public Service Organisations”.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Internal Audit and Compliance which informed Members of the content of the Internal Audit Strategy.

All principal local authorities subject to the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 (as amended) must make provision for internal audit in accordance with the Code of Practice for Internal Audit in Local Government in the United Kingdom. The Strategy, which had been approved by the Governance and Constitution Committee in September 2009, was a high-level statement of how the internal audit service would be delivered and developed in accordance with the terms of reference and how it linked to organisational objectives and priorities.

RESOLVED:

1          That the content of the Internal Audit Strategy be noted; and

2          That it be noted that the Strategy would be amended following the publication of CIPFA’s document The Role of the Head of Internal Audit in Public Service Organisations.