Further reading

Audit and risk committees: How do we make them more effective? Watch Graham Naylor (Independent Member of Tasman District Council's Audit and Risk Committee), Kim Wallace (Chair of Christchurch City Council's Audit and Risk Committee), and Greg Schollum (Deputy Controller and Auditor-General) each give their three tips on what organisations can do to make their audit and risk committees more effective.

UK National Audit Office – effectiveness assessment tool: a free, survey-type assessment tool for both practitioners, and members of Audit and Risk Committees, to assess both current effectiveness and opportunities for improvement.

Warren Allen on using your Audit and Risk Committee effectively: some useful tips and first-hand testimony on what makes an Audit and Risk Committee successful, from the current chairperson of the Office’s Audit and Risk Committee.