The council's Internal Audit team aims to provide independent assurance that an organisation’s risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively.
Most internal audits are listed in the annual Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Plan although sometimes there are unplanned audit reviews.
The Internal Audit Strategy (PDF, 522KB) provides further information on how the Internal Audit Plan will be delivered.
The Internal Audit Charter (PDF, 279KB) defines the roles and responsibilities of Internal Audit, setting out its purpose, scope, independence, authority, professional standards and quality assurance approach
Audits can be included on the plan for a variety of reasons:
- they may be cyclical
- there may be a specific risk-based reason
- a new system may have been implemented
- the area may not have been independently reviewed for a while
The internal audit process can vary and there are several different types of audits that we can undertake depending on the risk profile. However, a typical audit will follow these key steps, some of which directly involve you as the 'auditee'.
Contact Internal Audit
Get in touch with the Internal Audit team to discuss any audit queries or action tracking issues.