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.

Decision

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.