Internal Audit


Requesting an internal audit for your council from us will get you

  1. a mid-year audit which will go over your governance in depth

  2. a light touch audit at year-end when you can confidently sign off your AGAR

Our estimate of the approximate hours involved includes both the mid-year and the year-end audits but of course the actual hours taken may vary. There is no “one size fits all” offer. Costs below allow for a standard audit which will apply to all councils, priced according to electorate, plus additional areas depending on the services that you offer. When you request an audit, we’ll contact you to discuss what you need, agree the terms of the service with you and then put you in touch with an internal auditor to carry out the task.

The internal audit process will follow the guidance and process described in the JPAG Practitioners' Guide (Section 4 - BEST PRACTICE GUIDANCE FOR INTERNAL AUDIT) .

Request an audit

 

INTERNAL AUDIT FEES 2024/25

The standard audit fee for the council’s relevant electorate banding applies, plus the fee for any of the bolt-on areas, if applicable:

Electorate banding

Approx hrs

Standard

Audit Fee

Bolt-ons

Allotments

Burials

Markets

Community

Buildings

Other

Charity

Trustees

0-250                   

4.5

137.50

10

10

10

10

10

10

251-500            

5

165

10

10

10

10

10

10

501-1000           

6

220

10

10

10

10

10

10

1001-2500           

7

275

10

10

10

10

10

10

2501-5000          

8

330

10

10

10

10

10

10

5001-7500            

9

385

10

10

10

10

10

10

7501-10,000         

10

440

10

10

10

10

10

10

Over 10,000          

11+

495

10

10

10

10

10

10


The fee covers 1 mid-year full audit plus end of year mini audit and completion of the AGAR Internal Audit form.

For any council requiring 2 mid-year full audits plus end of year mini audit and completion of the AGAR Internal Audit form, the fee will be doubled.