Councillor Ian Jelley

... the Audit and Governance Committee of North Northamptonshire approved the recommendations within the Internal Audit Progress Report, noting the progress of the Internal Audit team's work, key findings from completed audits, and the status of agreed management actions.

...the Audit and Governance Committee of North Northamptonshire approved the recommendations from the External Quality Assessment of the Internal Audit service, which found the service generally conforms with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and provided suggestions for enhancement to align with the new Global Internal Audit Standards.

...the Committee approved the Internal Audit Plan and Charter for 2025/2026, including a delegation to the Executive Director of Finance to agree to in-year amendments to the plan in consultation with the Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee.