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Local authority-maintained school internal audits
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I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information held by your council on local authority-maintained school internal audits. Specifically, I would like to be sent:
1. The number of schools that haven’t been audited since January 1, 2019
The number of Local Authority Maintained Schools that have not been audited since January 1, 2019, is 25.
2. Of these schools, the name of the school(s) with the longest wait since its last internal audit. I would like you to also state the year in which the school(s) was last audited
There are 22 schools where our records show that they have not been audited since pre 2017/18. We cannot name the school with the longest wait since its last internal audit as we only keep 6 financial years plus the current years’ worth of school audit files as per HMRC requirements.
3. Does the council publish the findings from its audit reports in the public domain? If so, it would be appreciated if you could state whether the council names schools, how they are published and provide me with any relevant links
The council does not publish the findings from individual audit reports.
4. The number of council investigations launched on the back of local authority-maintained school internal audit reports, along with information on what the investigation centred on, the year(s) the probe took place and a copy of the investigation report
There have not been any council investigations launched in the last 7 years that were launched on the back of local authority-maintained school internal audit reports.
5. Council guidance outlining how often, when and why internal audits are carried out
The methodology that demonstrates how often, when and why internal audits are carried out is included in the published Internal Audit Strategy that was submitted and approved at the Audit Committee dated 7th February 2024. See link
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=4660
