Decision details
Record of Officer Decision - Decision to approve the procurement of an additional 75 days of internal audit work to be completed by South West Audit Partnership (SWAP)
Decision Maker: Chief finance officer
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
The internal audit plan for 2020/21 was
initially approved by the audit and governance committee on 5 May
2020. Following that an updated and proposed revised annual audit
plan for the remainder of 2020/21 has been prepared and approved on
14 October 2020 following consultation with the chief finance
officer and shared with the management board.
The initial plan remains relevant however the huge effort the
council is undertaking in relation to response and recovery from
the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to push back a significant
proportion of the initial planned work and result in new, also
significant, initially unplanned work.
Internal audit continues to respond to requests to support COVID-19
work, this includes work where there is a definitive date for a
declaration to the relevant Government department.
The plan will continue to be reviewed as the year progresses and
changes to the plan will be reported to the audit and governance
committee through the regular Internal Audit progress update
reports that committee receives.
Contact: Josie Rushgrove, Head of corporate finance Email: jrushgrove@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 261867.
Publication date: 15/02/2021
Date of decision: 15/02/2021
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