Audit

Audit, risk management and investigation services for schools

The audit and investigation unit provides statutory internal control and risk management assurance, plus a counter fraud and investigation service. We work in partnership with Deloitte to provide internal audit services.

Fraud referrals can also be made to the intelligence team, tel: 020 8825 7594; or confidentially, tel: 0800 328 6453 (freephone) or email: referrals@ealing.gov.uk

Internal audit is moving more towards self-assessment by schools, which is in keeping with the requirement that all secondary schools will have conducted a self-assessment against the Financial Management Standard in Schools (FMSiS) by March 2010.

The FMSiS reviews will be conducted on the assumption that schools will have all the supporting evidence ready on the agreed start date.

A school which has met the standard will not normally have an internal audit. However, Internal Audit reserves the right to conduct an audit where: the risk management process is identified by audit staff as weak; or where requested by the executive director/directors (or deputies), governing body or headteacher.

If your school is scheduled for audit, use the checklist of documentation required for the audit (word) to ensure you have everything you need.

Internal audit time may also be spent on reviews of issues across a sample of schools enabling best practice to be shared across schools or to focus resources on emerging risks/opportunities.

For details, please contact Michelle Bogle, tel: 020 8825 7113.