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Internal Audit Progress Report 2023-24
Meeting: 12/02/2024 - Governance Committee (Item 34)
34 Internal Audit Progress Report 2023-24 
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Report of Chief Internal Auditor detailing the
progress made to date across the 2023-24 Audit Plan.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Committee considered the report of the Chief Internal Auditor detailing the Annual Internal Audit Plan 2023-24.
The Committee noted there are a total of 67 audit reviews in the revised plan for 2023/24. To date, 98% of audits had been completed or were in progress as of 24th January. This represented 37 (55%) audits where the report had been finalised, 11 (16%) where the report was in draft and 18 (27%) audits currently in progress. There were currently no ‘no assurance’ reports or critical exceptions contained in the report for this reporting period.
The Committee requested specific information on the following:
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery had been removed which raised concern around the areas being looked at and whether these related to sea defences. Following the meeting the report author confirmed that this was in relation to IT and the IT Service themselves were reevaluating the arrangements, this was not in relation to sea defence. Audit therefore could not add anything further at this stage while processes were reevaluated resulting in the item being removed.
Domestic Abuse and the reason why the University of Southampton were conducting an independent review on the current protocols. Following the meeting the report author confirmed. The evaluation being undertaken by the University of Southampton was agreed in December 2021 by Stronger Communities and Children’s and Learning following recommendations made within the Part 4 Needs Assessment (SCC’s statutory response to Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act) and in consultation with the Domestic Abuse and VAWG Strategic Partnership Board. Budget was identified by Stronger Communities. This was in light of a year-on-year increase in high-risk domestic abuse referrals, an identified need for a review of risk thresholds and of current high-risk arrangements post-Covid.
The evaluation is due to be completed and published in April 2024.
RESOLVED: To note the Internal Audit Progress report for the period 1st April to 11th September 2023.