Issue - meetings

The Chief Audit Executive is required to coordinate the internal audit functions communications to the Audit Committee with Senior Management to support and ensure the Committee’s ability to fulfil its requirements.  This report proposes an Internal Audit Strategy together with and Internal Audit Chater and Mandate to comply with Global Internal Audit Standards.

The report of the Chief Audit Executive presented an Internal Audit Strategy, attached at Annex 1, together with an Internal Audit Charter and Mandate, attached at Annex 2, for Member consideration and approval in order to comply with the Global Internal Audit Standards.

Members noted that, once approved by the Committee, the draft Internal Audit Charter and Mandate would require signing off by the Chair of the Audit Committee, the Council’s Chief Executive and the Chief Audit Executive.

RESOLVED: That

(1)          the Internal Audit Strategy, attached at Annex 1 of the report, be approved; and

(2)          the Internal Audit Charter and Mandate, attached at Annex 2 of the report, be approved.