Audit Committee Annual/External Reviews

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Dear Worcestershire County Council,

CIPFA Guidance on Local Authority Audit Committees states that “Recommended practice is for audit committees to review and assess themselves annually or to seek an external review.”

We realise that the committee with audit related responsibilities are not always called ‘Audit Committee’. Please can you confirm what the title of this committee is within your local authority and answer the following questions in relation to that committee.

a) Internal Annual Review of Audit Committee
For each of the last five financial years please provide me with a copy of the audit committee’s annual review of its work. Please state the date the review was published and how it was made public at the time.

b) External Review of Audit Committee
Please confirm the most recent date that an external review of the audit committee was sought, who undertook that review, when and where it was published and provide a copy of the review.

Yours faithfully,
Megan Waugh
Research for Action

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Dear Megan Waugh

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING:  CIPFA
Guidance on Local Authority Audit Committees states that “Recommended
practice is for audit committees to review and assess themselves annually
or to seek an external review.”

We realise that the committee with audit related responsibilities are not
always called ‘Audit Committee’. Please can you confirm what the title of
this committee is within your local authority and answer the following
questions in relation to that committee.

a) Internal Annual Review of Audit Committee For each of the last five
financial years please provide me with a copy of the audit committee’s
annual review of its work. Please state the date the review was published
and how it was made public at the time.

b) External Review of Audit Committee
Please confirm the most recent date that an external review of the audit
committee was sought, who undertook that review, when and where it was
published and provide a copy of the review.

We have completed our response to this Freedom of Information Request,
please see the letter attached for further information.

Yours sincerely,
Rose Small
 

Worcestershire County Council

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