Meetings and membership
The Audit Committee met on three occasions: in April 2024, June 2024 and January 2025. The meeting comprised of the Chair, two members and one independent member. All members of the Committee attended all meetings, and membership has been stable throughout the year.
The meetings of the Audit Committee are designed to facilitate and encourage communication among the Committee members, PSAA officers, PSAA’s internal auditors (TIAA) and the appointed external auditor (MHA Services LLP).
| Member | Date appointed to Committee | April 2024 | June 2024 | January 2025 |
| Marta Phillips** – Chair | 1 April 2021 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fraser McKinlay* – Member | 1 June 2022 | ✓ | ||
| Mike O’Donnell*** – Member | 1 April 2022 | ✓ | ||
| Alan Edwards – Independent Member | 1 April 2021 |
** Marta Phillips’ term of appointment ended on 31 March 2025
*** Mike O’Donnell’s term of appointment ended on 30 September 2025
The Committee’s terms of reference require that the following PSAA officers attend every Audit Committee meeting:
- Tony Crawley (Chief Executive)
- Julie Schofield (Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive)
- Sandy Parbhoo (Chief Financial Officer)
The Audit Committee meetings were also routinely attended by the following officers and external parties as appropriate:
- Martin Phillips (Finance Manager (Financial Management))
- Julie Sharp (Governance and Contract Manager)
- Kelly Reed (IT Systems & Project Manager)
- Ashley Norman (Director of Audit, TIAA)
- Sudhir Singh (Partner, MHA Services LLP)