Independent and impartial assurance to help you manage your authority
Cuts have been made to national parks funding over the past decade, with resources and services suffering. New opportunities need to be identified to generate income and manage risks.
Veritau has worked with several large national parks for many years, providing a range of assurance services, including:
- Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
- North York Moors National Park Authority
- Peak District National Park Authority
Internal audit
By taking an independent view of your key business processes, risks and objectives, we provide insights that add real value. We ask the right questions, take time to understand your operations and priorities, and support you to make improvements where needed.
Counter fraud
Specially trained officers can work with your staff to raise awareness of fraud and investigate it when it may occur. We have a dedicated whistleblowing service and investigate a wide range of fraud with confidentiality and sensitivity.
Information governance and data protection officer
We act as the data protection officer (DPO) for over 700 public sector organisations. Our officers are experts in information governance and can also help with information access requests (eg FOI and SARs), information security, and data protection frameworks.
Risk management
Creating a risk-aware culture is key to good governance. Veritau’s team of professionals can help you to manage risk effectively and understand your risk appetite. Our approach is to work with you to make risk-intelligent decisions, reduce your risk exposure, and help you succeed.
Speak to an expert
Stuart Cutts
Assistant Director – Internal Audit
Stuart is a CIPFA-qualified accountant with over 25 years' experience in public sector audit and assurance. As an Assistant Director, he acts as Head of Internal Audit for several organisations, including North Yorkshire Council, Middlesbrough Council and the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. He also supports a number of national park clients. Stuart works closely with senior officers, elected members and audit committees, providing assurance on governance, risk management, and internal control. He has extensive experience across local government and provides practical advice on governance, risk management and assurance to a wide range of public sector organisations.
Thomas Absalom
Internal Audit Manager
Thom has over 10 years’ experience in internal audit, having joined Veritau as a trainee in 2016. He holds the Certified Internal Auditor certification and has delivered assurance work across a wide range of areas, including finance, corporate governance, social care, and IT. He is the audit manager for West Lancashire Borough Council and our National Park Authority clients, and shares audit management responsibilities for North Yorkshire Council with Bharat Mistry. Thom is also the data analytics lead for internal audit, supporting the modernisation of our service and providing greater assurance to our clients.
