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Progress Against the Internal Audit Plan

Meeting: 16/03/2022 - Audit and Risk Committee (Item 49)

49 PROGRESS AGAINST INTERNAL AUDIT PLANS pdf icon PDF 446 KB

The Head of Internal Audit Service (HoIAS) submits a report to the Audit and Risk Committee which provides:

 

a)    a summary of progress against the 2020-21 & 2021-22 Internal Audit Plans

b)    information on resources used to progress the plans

c)    commentary on the progress and resources used

d)    summary information on high importance recommendations and progress with implementing them

e)    information on compiling the 2022-23 Internal Audit Plan

 

The Committee is recommended to note the contents of the report and make any comments to the HoIAS or Deputy Director of Finance.

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Minutes:

The Head of Internal Audit Service (HoIAS) submitted a report to the Audit and Risk Committee which provided a routine update on progress against the internal audit plan as required within its Terms of Reference, containing activity undertaken, summaries of key findings, issues of concern and action in hand.

 

Bharat Mistry (Leicestershire County Council Internal Audit Service) presented the report for the Committee to note, and highlighted the following points for Members:

 

·         The report covered audit progress against the Plan 2021/22, resources used, and a brief reference to the 2022/23 Plan.

·         Appendix 1 provided a rolling picture of audits completed, not yet started or cancelled.

·         476 days had been delivered against the Plan, and Internal Audit were working towards 650 days by the end of the financial year.

·         Factors for the shortfall were highlighted, which included a combination of Covid-related illness and accumulation of leave which needed to be taken by officers.

·         Internal Audit had also had a short-term gap in resources but had since held recruitment sessions for various posts, and would continue to give sufficient coverage.

·         The ongoing Covid situation continued to cause pressures, and a number of grant audits had been postponed to the next financial year.

·         Appendix 2 in the report provided a position statement on high importance recommendations, which overall was generally good and audit had managed to close two recommendations. As a reminder to the Committee, it was noted that any outstanding recommendations would continue to be followed up.

·         The same approach would be made in compiling the 2022-23 Internal Audit Plan, with continued good engagement with managers and teams. The Plan was currently being reviewed and would be brought to the next Audit and Risk Committee.

 

The Chair thanked the officer and noted the recommendation in the report.

 

RESOLVED:

1.    That the report be noted.