To note the submitted report.

Members noted the Internal Audit Strategy, the strategy is a high-level statement of how the internal audit service will be delivered and developed in accordance with the Internal Audit Charter and how it links to the organisational objective and priorities.  The Head of Devon Audit Partnership informed Members that following completion of a self-assessment checklist against the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) and external validation of the partnership, the overall opinion was that the Devon Audit Partnership ‘generally conforms’, which Members noted, was the top rating for the assessment.