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RESOLVED: That the Committee

(1)   
Noted the Annual Assurance Statement and Internal Audit Annual
Report.

(2)   
Noted the results of the self-assessment required by the Global
Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) and the Quality Assurance and
Improvement Programme (QAIP).

(3)   
Approved the SIAS Audit Charter for 2025/26.

(4)   
Sought management assurance that the scope and resources for
internal audit were not subject to inappropriate limitations in
2024/25.
REASON FOR
DECISION: To enable the Committee to be provided with
the ails the Shared Internal Audit Service’s overall opinion
on the adequacy and effectiveness of North Herts Council’s
framework of governance, risk management and control.