Extract Minutes of Proceedings - Committee Report on the Estimates for NIAO and NIPSO 2024-25

Audit Committee

1. Committee Report on the Estimates for NIAO and NIPSO 2024-25

The Committee undertook formal consideration of the draft report on the Estimates for the NIAO and NIPSO 2024-25 as follows:

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Title Page, Committee Powers and Membership, Table of Contents and List of Abbreviations stands part of the report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Introduction at paragraphs 1-5 stands part of the report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Background to the Estimates at paragraphs 6-11 stands part of the report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the NIAO Estimates 2024-25 at paragraphs 12-13 stands part of the report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the NIPSO Estimates 2024-25 at paragraphs 14-15 stands part of the report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Committee Consideration and Conclusion at paragraphs 16-19 stands part of the report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that this report be the first report of the Audit Committee in the 2022-2027 mandate.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will agree an extract of the minutes from the meeting today regarding agreement of the report so that it may be included in the Minutes of Proceedings appendix to the report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Appendices stand part of the report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Audit Committee Report on the Estimates of the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman 2024-25 be published on the Northern Ireland Assembly website.