Issue - meetings

An Internal Audit progress report for July 2026 from RSM UK Consulting was received and considered.

It was advised that this was a regular report to the committee and bought together the present position and detailed the agreed plan for the future. The committee noted that the first audit was complete with two currently underway so progress was as per the timetable. The outcomes would be reported at the September meeting.

A member referred to the recently adopted climate change strategy and benchmarking against other local authorities. It was suggested that organisations were at different points in the process and with forthcoming changes the recommendations could be even more challenging.

Members expanded on the issue of Local Government Reorganisation and asked about the initial impact in the coming year. It was explained that as the announcement was very recent it was anticipated that it would not impact on the current programme. The council would still be expected to deliver services and the potential impact of reorganisation would be discussed with senior officers and any changes to audits would be reported going forward.

After further discussion it was:

RESOLVED:

That the progress to date and content of the report be noted.