Technology Risk and Programme Assurance Services.
At Littlechild & Haley, we offer a comprehensive suite of services that combine IT audits, assurance, and advisory expertise to help you manage risk, align technology with business goals, and build trust with stakeholders.
No organisation can avoid the need to understand and manage technology related risks; whether an external threat or from within the organisation. In today’s complex digital landscape, organisations must do more than protect data—they must demonstrate control, resilience, and strategic foresight but many organisations find it difficult to objectively assess and manage these risks.
Our Technology Risk and Programme Assurance team can provide you with an independent view of the technology risks that you face and the adequacy and effectiveness of the controls you have in place over the confidentiality, security and resilience of your systems and data.
Our services provide:
- Independent assurance over IT controls, governance, and strategy
- Identification and mitigation of cyber and operational risks
- Support for regulatory compliance (e.g. GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST)
- Strategic advice to strengthen your IT and cyber posture
- Confidence in programme delivery and digital transformation
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We tailor our services to your organisation’s needs—whether you require a one-off audit, ongoing assurance, or strategic advisory support.
Audit & Assurance Services
- Risk-based IT audits across infrastructure, applications, and data
- Independent assurance over IT governance, strategy and control frameworks such as ISO27001, NIS, NIST and Cyber Essentials
- Cyber security maturity assessments and resilience testing
- Business continuity and disaster recovery evaluations
- IT risk management reviews and control effectiveness testing
- Programme Assurance – Independent oversight of major IT programmes to ensure delivery against objectives, budget and timelines
- Pre-Implementation Reviews – Evaluating readiness, risks and controls before launching new systems or services
- Post-Implementation Reviews – Assessing outcomes, benefits realisation and lessons learned after deployment
Advisory Services
- IT governance frameworks and board-level reporting
- IT strategy development aligned with business objectives
- Risk management consulting and mitigation planning
- Business continuity planning and scenario analysis
- Incident Response development support
- Policy development and regulatory readiness assessments
- Stakeholder engagement and executive briefings
"We don’t just audit - we advise, assure, and support. Our goal is to help organisations build confidence in their IT operations and stay ahead of emerging threats."
– Neil Belton, Head of Technology Risk and Programme Assurance, Littlechild & Haley
Key Areas of Focus
- IT Governance – Establishing accountability, oversight, and decision-making structures
- IT Strategy – Aligning technology investments with long-term business goals
- IT Risk Management – Identifying, assessing, and mitigating technology-related risks
- Business Continuity Planning – Ensuring operational resilience in the face of disruption
- Programme Assurance – Providing independent confidence in programme delivery
- Pre/Post Implementation Reviews – Ensuring readiness and evaluating success
- Data Protection & Privacy – Ensuring lawful and secure handling of personal data
- Network & Infrastructure Security – Assessing vulnerabilities and controls
- Software Licensing & Compliance – Avoiding legal and financial exposure
- Access Management – Reviewing identity and privilege controls
- Incident Response – Evaluating preparedness and response protocols
- Change Management – Ensuring controlled and documented system changes
Meet Neil, our Head of Technology Risk & Programme Assurance
Neil is our Head of Technology Risk and Programme Assurance and has over 30 years’ experience operating in IT Internal Audit and Advisory Services and is a professionally qualified Cerified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
His career started in general Internal Audit with the largest local authority in the country prior to a focus on IT Internal Audit with a number of professional services organisations both small and Top 10 firms leading on the delivery of IT audit to Public Sector organisations.
He joined Littlechild & Haley to support investment and growth of our IT Audit and Advisory services across the UK. Neil is responsible for directing the IT internal audit and advisory service delivery to clients across sector groups which consists of the public sector, utilities, not-for-profit, education, housing and organisations operating in the financial, banking, retail and commercial sectors.
Why Choose Littlechild & Haley?
- Experienced professionals with backgrounds across the public and private sector, financial services, and tech based companies
- Practical, jargon-free advice tailored to your organisation
- Flexible engagement models—from one-off reviews to embedded long term support
- Proven track record with clients across the UK and beyond
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Whether you're preparing for a regulatory inspection, reviewing your cyber resilience, or seeking strategic IT advice - we’re here to help.
