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.” 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.

1. 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

This information is published on our website so we are applying Section 21 exemption.

* Annual report 2018/19 Shared audit and investigation service
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=3249&Ver=4

* 2019/20 Internal Audit and Investigations Annual Report
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=3631&Ver=4

* 2020/21 Annual Audit and Investigation report
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=4023&Ver=4

* 2021/22 Internal Audit and Investigation report
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=4209&Ver=4

* 2022/23 Annual internal audit and investigation report
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=4636&Ver=4

The most recent External Review was undertaken by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The main phase of the validation process was carried out during the week commencing 10 July 2023, with further work and interviews undertaken during the following weeks.
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=136&MId=4678&Ver=4