Issue - meetings

Simon Martin from the Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS) briefly introduced the plan.

The Chairman asked if the plan’s reduction in audit days was as agreed in the budget. Simon Martin confirmed that this was the case, and that the audit plan fitted into these days. 

The Chairman asked if assurance mapping was changing the way in which the Shared Internal Audit Service worked. Simon Martin said it was, and that it gave auditors a different set of tools to work with. He said that his team had described these changes as “a marathon, and not a sprint”. The Head of Strategic Finance and Property said that these changes allowed for a more rounded view of the service, which highlighted issues and gave better value for money.

The Chairman thanked Simon Martin and officers for the plan.

It was moved by Councillor Townsend and seconded by Councillor Fernando that the recommendations, as detailed, be approved. After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED - that the proposed East Herts Council Internal Audit Plan for 2022/23 be approved.