Purpose

The purpose of this report is to give an
opinion on the adequacy of Brighton and Hove City Council’s
control environment for 2024-25. The report covers the audit work
completed in the year from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 in
accordance with the Internal Audit Strategy 2023/24.

Content

RESOLVED –
 
That the Audit, Standards, and General
Purposes Committee:
 
1)       Note the work undertaken
and the performance of Internal Audit in 2024/25 and the resultant
annual opinion of the Chief Internal Auditor.
 
2)       Determined whether
there are any matters that the Committee wishes to
consider for the
inclusion in the Council’s Annual Governance Statement.
 
3)       Agrees that the
Council’s arrangements for internal audit proved effective
during 2024/25.