The session examined and reviewed the role of the committees in providing assurance independent of the executive on risk management, governance and internal control.
This programme covered:
- The Audit Committee, its constitutional role within; Government departments and wider public bodies;
- The relationship between and the respective roles of the; Audit Committee, the accounting officer and the board or other governing authority;
- Financial reporting and Statement of Internal Control;
- Internal and external audit - their roles and relationship;
- The Audit Committee and its constructive challenge function;
- The management of risk and dealing with fraud;
- HM Treasury's Audit Committee Handbook;
- Current accounting issues; and
- A case study.
Brian Whalley, an independent consultant and acknowledged expert in this area, will present the seminar which includes contributions from the Northern Ireland Audit Office.
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