Integrated assurance in the Environment Agency, Paul Wilman, Sara Spillett, APM Assurance Specific Interest Group, Integrated Assurance - how to achieve it real organisations conference
3. Our assurance framework
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3rd Line
Independent
Assurance
1st Line
Frontline Assurance - project or programme
governance and risk management
2nd Line
Management Compliance
& Overview
Increasing
Independence
4. NPAS principles:
NPAS operate simple, efficient
way of working which deliver
robust assurance
NPAS is a national service
supported and co-ordinated by
a central team in Corporate
Finance
Specialist assurance for NPAS
will be provided from relevant
parts of organisation
Assurance supports those with
accountability (FSoD approver
and project leadership)
Assurance will be scalable and
proportionate with thresholds
based on FSoD levels
NPAS will either replace existing
assurance bodies or seamlessly
integrate with them
5. Dimensions of integrated assurance
Multiple
stakeholders
Governance
hierarchy
Throughout
the project
lifecycle
Independent
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6. Integrated assurance process
5. Final
assurance
review
6. Report
to project
sponsor
7. Report
to financial
approver
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1.Pre-
assurance
checks
2. Assign
to review
group
3. Initial
assurance
review
4. Project
response
8. Principles of integrated assurance
Accountable
• Role of sponsor
• Role of approver
• Role of NPAS
management
• Role of lead
assurer
Planned
• IAAS
• IAAP/bus case
• 3 lines of
assurance
Risk
based/proportionate
• Thresholds
• RAG comments
• Linked to approval
limits
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