Devon Assurance Partnership ensures that it meets all current, relevant professional guidance. Our internal audit activity conforms with the Global Internal Audit Standards – GIAS.
In November 2024 we welcomed Ian Baker, formerly Assistant Director at SWAP who completed an external validation of our own self assessment.
Ian concluded that: –
“The Standards are understood, and the Code of Ethics is being applied, with training for the whole team recently provided. The HoDAP and his team are well respected, and their opinion sought by senior management and the Board. There were numerous examples of this offered during the course of my interviews.
It is my overall opinion that DAP internal audit ‘Generally Conforms’ with the Standards and the Code of Ethics. (A detailed list of conformance with individual Standards and the Code of Ethics is shown in Appendix A). My assessment covered 45 points revealing ‘General Conformance’ in all but three areas. These three points exhibited ‘Partial Conformance’, yet were not significant enough to impact my overall opinion. Recommendations to address these areas for improvement have been made).”
Should you wish to see a copy of the report, please contact Tony Rose.
Where we do not take a Charter specifically through the clients’ governance process the DAP core Internal Audit Charter applies and this can be found via this link.