Internal Audit Reviews

The Council's Internal Audit (IA) team will be conducting a Thematic Review of Purchasing and Payments in Schools as part of its 2020/21 Q3 Internal Audit Plan.

The review is due to take place at the beginning of December and will require assistance from some schools. Please note due to the pandemic, the IA team will be contacting Headteachers and Finance Officers of schools involved, to make suitable arrangements for the review to be conducted remotely.

The audit will be identifying and assessing controls that are in place to manage key risks around purchasing and payments function. The nature of a thematic review means that results will be collated from all of the school visits and summarised into key themes, enabling an overall assurance opinion to be given.

Each of the schools involved will receive a copy of the Terms of Reference prior to any visit. This will contain specific information about the areas that will be considered.

Assistance with the review would be greatly appreciated, alternatively if you have any questions about the review please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you.