The Chief Internal Auditor introduced his regular report which detailed the performance and work of the internal audit service for the period 1 November 2021 to 31 December 2021. He drew Members’ attention to the different tasks detailed in the report.

Members debated the issues and were reassured that

·  There was no known fraudulent activity around accounts payable and the work to identify and mitigate it was precautionary

·  The audit plan had been streamlined

·  Internal auditors had been involved in the budget work

·  There were robust processes to track grant monies received

Resolved:

That the report be noted.