Agenda item - Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Audit Plan 2022/23

Executive Director, Governance, People and Resources

1)             That the Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Audit Plan for 2022/23, and the Internal Audit Charter, are reviewed and endorsed by the Audit & Standards Committee.

53.1      The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Governance, People & Resources that requested approval of the Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Audit Plan for 2022/23, and the Internal Audit Charter.

53.2      In response to a question from Helen Aston, the Orbis Chief Internal Auditor confirmed that cybersecurity would be benchmarked against National Cyber Security Centre best practice. On whether IR35 had been considered for the Audit Plan, the Orbis Chief Internal Auditor stated that it had been considered and one Orbis partner had included it in their plan. If that particular audit demonstrated a need for other partners to do the same then IR 35 would be included in the audit plan in the future.

53.3      Resolved-

1)           That the Internal Audit Strategy and Annual Audit Plan for 2022/23, and the Internal Audit Charter, are reviewed and endorsed by the Audit & Standards Committee.