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This report details progress made on delivery of the 2022/23 Audit  Plan for the period July to September (inclusive) 2022. The report highlights that:

·       Seven audit assignments have been completed, all of which were  ‘Reasonable’ audit opinions;

·       Twenty four auditassignments arein progress;

·       Implementation of auditrecommendations issatisfactory and none have required escalation to Audit & Governance Committee;

BCP internal audit arrangements have been assessed against the questions posed in the recent CIPFA publication ‘Internal Audit untapped potential’ and found to be robust.

The Head of Audit and Management Assurance presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'H' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The report detailed progress made on delivery of the 2022/23 Audit  Plan for the period July to September (inclusive) 2022 and the Plan was progressing well with no significant current concerns. The report highlighted that seven audit assignments have been completed, all of which were ‘Reasonable’ audit opinions and that twenty-four audit assignments werein progress.

The Head of Audit and Management Assurance used the special education needs and disabilities (SEND) audit as a reminder to the Committee of how Internal Audit provided assurance against an agreed scope.  The SEND audit was a good example in the way that it added value rather than repeated work of OFSTED and that the scope in that particular audit was on the adequacy of arrangements to deliver the action plan being used to address issues identified by OFSTED. 

Implementationof auditrecommendations was reported to besatisfactory and none had required escalation to Audit and Governance Committee.

BCP Council internal audit arrangements have been assessed against the questions posed in the recent CIPFA publication ‘Internal Audit untapped potential’ and found to be robust. The appendix in the report used a red, amber and green status self-assessment flag against the specific recommendations in the publication.  Six amber areas were identified and proposed actions were highlighted for the Committee.  

RESOLVED that Audit and Governance Committee notes progress made andissues arising onthe deliveryof the2022/23 InternalAudit Plan.

Voting: Unanimous