Agenda item

This report provides an update on the delivery of the internal audit work programme for 2025/26, and plans for delivery over the remainder of the year.

The Head of Internal Audit from Veritau introduced the report. The Committee enquired about the Contract Management: Major Project Delivery audit and whether the findings of the audit would be different pre and post May 2023. The Head of Internal Audit noted that it would be difficult to determine from the audit undertaken, he confirmed that the audit didn’t look specifically at the different packages of the project and that the audit considered contract management and identified issues in the delivery of major projects.

The remained of this item was considered in private in accordance with the decision taken in minute 52.

Resolved:

                      i.         Noted the progress made in delivering the 2025/26 internal audit work programme, and plans for delivery over the remainder of the year;

                    ii.         To postpone multiple audit progress reports to the Committee’s 6 May 2026 meeting.

Reason:    To enable members to consider the implications of internal audit findings, and to review planned activity for the remainder of 2025/26.