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Internal Audit

The Internal Audit team provide an independent and objective opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of the council's governance, internal control and risk management arrangements.

Our Annual Work Programme, approved by the Audit Committee, is designed so that all areas of the council's activities will be covered over a five-year period. 

For each audit, a formal report is produced. The report summarises the work undertaken and includes our independent opinion on the area under review.  If any issues are identified, recommendations are put forward for management to consider. The final report is then circulated to the relevant Executive Director, the Vice Chairman and the Audit Committee.

Our work is completed in line with professional standards. As a result, an  Annual Internal Audit Report [39KB] is produced. The report is a key piece of evidence for the compilation of the  Annual Governance Statement [120KB].

To support the council's Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Strategy [36KB], we will, at the request of management, investigate allegations of suspected fraud, corruption or irregularity. We also coordinate the submission and analysis of data to support the Audit Commission's National Fraud Initiative.