The Chief Internal Auditor presented his report which identified and evaluated the performance of the Internal Audit Service and included details of any issues arising from the actual work undertaken during the period 10 January to 13 February 2023. Of particular note was the ongoing work to support the development of control of the new finance system Oracle Fusion so that data was transferred in a secure way.

Members questioned the scheduling of school audits and were informed that the rolling programme developed a risk score which set priorities and all schools were covered within a four-year period.

Resolved: That the report be noted.