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North Lanarkshire Council · 18 February 2026
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12 February 2026 Members of the IJB Performance, Finance and Audit Committee Chief Executive’s Office Claire Rae Chief Officer, North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board Civic Centre, Windmill Street Motherwell ML1 1AB www.hscnl.org.uk Notice is given that a Meeting of the IJB Performance, Finance and Audit Committee is to be held on MS Teams on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at 14:00 PM which you are requested to attend. The agenda of business is attached. Claire Rae Chief Officer, North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board Members : Clerk Name: Committee Services Clerk Telephone: 07350435308 Clerk Email: committee@northlan.gov.uk C Barclay, B Baudo, B Burgess, P Couser, N Dar, D Henderson, A McCrory, B Moore.
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Agenda 1 Welcome and Apologies 2 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 3 Previous Minute from Integration Joint Board Performance, Finance & Audit Committee of 22 October 2025 Submit Minute of Previous Meeting of Integration Joint Board Performance, Finance & Audit held on 22 October 2025. 5 - 8 4 IJB Performance, Finance & Audit Rolling Action Log Submit report by the Chair 9 - 20 5 Matters Arising Verbal Update by the Chair Performance and Finance 6 Financial Monitoring Report 2025-26 Submit report by the Chief Officer 21 - 40 7 IJB Reserves Strategy 2026-27 Submit report by the Chief Finance Officer 41 - 48 8 Performance Update - 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025 - Quarter 2 2025-26 Submit report by the Chief Officer (Planning, Performance & Quality Assurance) 49 - 72 Governance and Policy 9 Internal Audit Progress Report 2024-25 & 2025-26 Submit report by the Chief Finance Officer 73 - 98 10 North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board External Audit Plan 2025-26 Submit report by Eilidh Montgomery 99 - 114
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11 Annual Governance Statement - Action Plan Progress Submit report by the Chief Officer 115 - 120 12 North Lanarkshire Intergration Joint Board Governance Log Submit Report by the Chief Officer 121 - 130 13 Audit Scotland - Community Health & Social Care Performance 2025 Submit report by the Chief Officer (Planning, Performance & Quality Assurance) 131 - 154 14 Audit Scotland - Delayed Discharges Submit report by the Chief Officer (Planning, Performance & Quality Assurance) 155 - 204 15 North Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board Performance, Finance & Audit Work Plan Submit report by the Business Support Manager 205 - 208 Items for Noting 16 Risk Consider from the business discussed any new emerging risks to be added to risk register or whether the discussion materially alters the accessed levels of risk/risk tolerance or mitigating controls.