Report of Internal Audit

Contract: Barry Hanson (07990 086409)

That the performanceagainst the AuditPlan for the year ended 31 March 2023 be endorsed.

That it be noted that the systemof governance, risk managementandinternal controloperatingeffectivelyand canberelied upon when consideringthe AnnualGovernanceStatementfor2022/23.

That the Chief Audit Executive’s substantialyear end opiniononWest Mercia Energy’s governance, risk managementandinternal control environmentfor2022/23 based onthe work undertaken and managementresponses received be endorsed.

Barry Hanson, Head of Policy and Governance, Internal Audit presented the report which provided a summary of Internal Audit’s work for 2022/23. It was confirmed that based on the controls evidenced across all areas examined, the Chief Audit Executives year end opinion on the Company’s internal control environment was substantial.

RESOLVED:

That the performanceagainst the AuditPlan for the year ended 31 March 2023 be endorsed.

That it be noted that the systemof governance, risk managementandinternal controloperatingeffectivelyand canberelied upon when consideringthe AnnualGovernanceStatementfor2022/23.

That the Chief Audit Executive’s substantialyear end opiniononWest Mercia Energy’s governance, risk managementandinternal control environmentfor2022/23 based onthe work undertaken and managementresponses received be endorsed.