To note a report of the Audit and Assurance Manager.

[PLEASE NOTE: This paper was previously circulated to Members for information in March 2020.]

The Audit and Assurance Manager submitted a report, previously shared with Accounts and Audit Committee Members in March 2020, which provided, at a high level, the Internal Audit Operational Plan for 2020/21. The report also contained the Internal Audit Charter and Strategy, previously approved by the Accounts and Audit Committee in March 2019. The content was subject to review, not least because of the impact of Covid-19. Some activities, such as visits to schools, had appropriately been deferred; and update on progress against the Plan was to be provided to the Committee’s meeting in October 2020.

RESOLVED – That it be noted that the 2020/21 Internal Audit Plan within the report would be subject to changes through the year and that updates would be provided to the Committee at future meetings.