The Chief Internal Auditor introduced his report which evaluated the performance of the Internal Audit Service and included details of issues arising from the actual work undertaken during the period 1 September 2021 to 31 October 2021. The outcomes of several ongoing issues were to be brought back to future meetings.

In answer to Members questions, it was established that

·  The success of the fraud awareness campaign was measured in the numbers of reported incidents shortly afterward, which should increase.

·  Feedback from the real-time auditing of risks in development projects would be reported back to this Committee.

RECOMMENDATION: The Audit and Risk Management Committee notes the report.