URL: https://democracy.runnymede.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=1075

Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: The Committee’s approval was sought to make a number of minor amendments to the Internal Audit Charter for 2025/26.   Officers explained that the first amendment was to reflect a change in personnel at the Southern Internal Audit Partnership, namely a new Chief Internal Auditor, who was required to be named in the audit charter.  It was not anticipated this would change prior to local government re-organisation, and Members were assured that an Officer would always be available should she be unable to attend a meeting of the Committee.   The other changes related to the role of the Council’s Corporate Leadership Team (CLT), from ‘approving’ the annual Internal Audit Charter, Strategy, and Plan to ‘noting’ it. This and the removal of approving the annual audit opinion and internal audit’s performance objectives and measures both for CLT and the Standards & Audit Committee would re-inforce SIAP’s independence, but working collaboratively with senior Officers and Members.   It was clarified that the Standards & Audit Committee would continue to have an input to, review and approve the annual audit mandate and charter and the Committee would retain its oversight of the plan through regular progress reports.   Resolved that –   The revisions to the Internal Audit Charter 2025/26 be approved and adopted

Date of Decision: July 16, 2025