Report Summary
Approved Minute from Scottish Police Authority Audit, Risk & Assurance Committee held on 22 June 2023. The Minute was approved at the meeting on 2 August 2023.
Meeting
The publication discussed was referenced in the meeting below
Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee
Date : 02 August 2023
Location : online
Item 2.2
INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT
Members considered the report which summarised the conclusions and key findings from the internal audit work undertaken during the year ended 31 March 2023, including the overall opinion on the internal control systems within Scottish Police Authority, Police Scotland and Forensic Services. GDevlin highlighted a number of key points as detailed within the report and commented that Police Scotland and SPA were markedly improved organisations, which was testament to SPA and Police Scotland staff.
In discussion the following matters were raised:
• SPA Chief Executive Lynn Brown commented that SPA were committed to continuous improvement and the role of Internal Audit was crucial to this.
• On behalf of the Committee, the Committee Chair thanked GDevlin and all Azets staff for their work over the previous years.
The Committee RESOLVED to:
• NOTE the report.