External Quality Assessment of Internal Audit Functions for Staffordshire Chief Auditors Group

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Staffordshire County Council awarded a contract to CIPFA Business Limited for the provision of External Quality Assessments (EQA) of internal audit teams across multiple local authorities in Staffordshire and Shropshire, as required by the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS) and Local Government Application Note (LGAN).

The work involved reviewing and validating self-assessments produced by each Chief Audit Executive and providing a comparison against best practice, with the aim of achieving shared learning and promoting consistency.

The contract covered nine internal audit functions, including those at Cannock Chase District Council/Stafford Borough Council, Newcastle Under Lyme Borough Council, Stoke on Trent City Council, Tamworth Borough Council/Lichfield District Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council/High Peak Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council/Staffordshire Fire & Rescue, South Staffordshire District Council, Shropshire Council, and Telford & Wrekin Council.

The contract value was AUD 60,950.