Issue - meetings

Presented by Chair of Audit and Risk Committee

The Board gave consideration to a report which outlined the options for securing an internal audit service from 1 April 2024 and recommended an extension of the existing arrangement for three years.

Decision

The Integration Joint Board –

1.    Considered the contents of the report and noted that the Audit & Risk Committee endorsed the recommendation to extend the current Internal Audit Contract; and

2.    Approved the extension of the Internal Audit Contract with the Argyll & Bute Council Internal Audit Service for a period of 3 years from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027.

(Ref: Report by the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee dated 29 November 2023, submitted)