The Deputy Head of the Regional Internal Audit Service submitted a report that provided Committee with a position statement on Internal Audit recommendations that had been made, implemented and ones which were outstanding.

Appendix A to the report provided a summary of the status of the recommendations made as at 31 December 2022, which also included the recommendations made in respect of audits completed in 2021-22 not yet implemented, as well as all recommendations made on 2022-23 audits to date.

She asked members to note that in respect of audits from the 2021-22 plan, 2 recommendations remained outstanding as the agreed implementation date has been exceeded, whilst 28 recommendations have a future target date. Appendix B provided the detail of the 2 outstanding recommendations and the current position in respect of their implementation.

The Deputy Head of the Regional Internal Audit Service stated that Appendix A also illustrated the position of the recommendations made within audits from the 2022-23 plan and she gave a resume of some of these for members information.

A Member queried the progress of point 2 of the good governance and risk management recommendation. The Deputy Head of the Regional Audit Service confirmed that she would get an update to this query and provide a response to members.

A Lay member commended the officers for the work undertaken.

RESOLVED :                That  Members considered the information provided in respect of the status of the recommendations made in the report.