Internal Audit Follow Up
Perth and Kinross Council · 23 March 2026
Back to Audit and Risk Committee — 23 March 2026 and its agenda
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Our vision is a Perth and Kinross where everyone can live life well, free from poverty and inequality ___________________________________________________________________ Committee or Board: Audit & Risk Committee Date of Meeting: 23 March 2026 Report Title: Internal Audit Follow Up Report Number: 26/72 Report Author: Jackie Clark, Chief Internal Auditor Organisational Lead: Strategic Lead – Legal and Governance 1. Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Report is to present current summary of Internal Audit’s ‘follow up’ work relating to actions due for completion up to September 2025. 1.2 Sections 1. Purpose 2. Recommendations 3. Background/Context 4. Follow Up Outcomes 5. Conclusion 6. Impact Value Assessment 7. Appendices 2. Recommendation It is recommended that the Committee: 2.1 notes the current position in respect of the agreed actions arising from Internal Audit’s work. 3. Background/Context 3.1 The Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector (GIAS (UKPS)) and the Code of Practice for the Governance of Internal Audit in UK Local Government require that the Audit Committee should oversee the tracking and implementation of actions agreed following audits. 3.2 Internal Audit request evidence from Services which confirms that actions have been implemented and, therefore, controls have been improved.
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4. Progress Update 4.1 There were 13 actions due to be completed up to January 2026. Five actions have been verified by Internal Audit as having been satisfactorily completed. The remaining actions have revised completion dates, as detailed in Appendix 1 and 2. Appendix 2 contains details of actions which were previously considered in private session of the Audit & Risk Committee. 5 Conclusion 5.1 Not applicable. 6. Impact and Value Assessment 6.1 This report has been classified as being an operational report and as such does not require a full Impact and Value Assessment. 7. Appendices 7.1 Appendix 1 – Actions with a completion date of up to September 2025 which have yet to be completed 7.2 Appendix 2 - Actions with a completion date up to January 2026 which have yet to be completed