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North Lanarkshire Council · 27 August 2025
Back to IJB Performance, Finance and Audit Committee — 27 August 2025 and its agenda

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NORTH LANARKSHIRE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE, FINANCE AND AUDIT WORK PLAN 
Item  Lead Officer  Meeting Date  Recurrence  Reason / Notes 
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Financial Monitoring - Month 4 &
Period 4 (July)
Chief Finance Officer 27 August 2025 Quarterly  
IJB Performance Report (Q4) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
27 August 2025 Quarterly 
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Officer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
27 August 2025 Quarterly  
Draft Internal Audit Charter Chief Officer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
27 August 2025 Annual Added August 2025 
IJB Risk Report Chief Officer 27 August 2025 Quarterly   
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Financial Monitoring - Month 6 &
Period 6 (September)
Chief Finance Officer 22 October 2025 Quarterly 
Annual Governance Statement
Actions - Progress Update
Chief Finance Officer 22 October 2025  
IJB Performance Report (Q1) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
22 October 2025 Quarterly 
Quality Assurance Annual Report Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
22 October 2025 Annual 
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Officer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
22 October 2025 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Officer 22 October 2025 Quarterly

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NORTH LANARKSHIRE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE, FINANCE AND AUDIT WORK PLAN 
Item  Lead Officer  Meeting Date  Recurrence  Reason / Notes
Integration Joint Boards: Finance
and Performance 2025
Chief Finance Officer 22 October 2025 Annual Meeting date dependant on
publishing from Audit
Scotland 
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Financial Monitoring - Month 8 &
Period 9 (December)
Chief Finance Officer 18 February 2026 Quarterly 
Reserves Strategy 2026/27 Chief Finance Officer 18 February 2026  
Annual Governance Statement
Actions - Progress Update
Chief Finance Officer 18 February 2026  
IJB Performance Report (Q2) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
18 February 2026 Quarterly 
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Officer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
18 February 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Officer 18 February 2026 Quarterly  
Financial Regulations Chief Finance Officer 18 February 2026 Annual 
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Financial Monitoring - Final Outturn Chief Finance Officer 20 May 2026 Quarterly 
IJB Performance Report (Q3) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
20 May 2026 Quarterly 
Internal Audit Plan 2026/2027 Chief Officer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
20 May 2026 Annual  
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Officer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
20 May 2026 Quarterly

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NORTH LANARKSHIRE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE, FINANCE AND AUDIT WORK PLAN 
Item  Lead Officer  Meeting Date  Recurrence  Reason / Notes
IJB Risk Report Chief Officer 20 May 2026 Quarterly   
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Financial Monitoring - Month 4 &
Period 4 (July)
Chief Finance Officer 19 August 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Performance Report (Q4) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
19 August 2026 Quarterly  
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Officer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
19 August 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Officer 19 August 2026 Quarterly   
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Financial Monitoring - Month 6 &
Period 6 (September)
Chief Finance Officer 21 October 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Performance Report (Q1) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
21 October 2026 Quarterly  
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Officer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
21 October 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Officer 21 October 2026 Quarterly   
Future Reports
Best Value Framework Chief Finance Officer TBC Triennial 
Best Value – Annual Statement of
Compliance
Chief Finance Officer TBC Annual 
Accounts Commission Reporting TBC TBC As and when
publications released

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NORTH LANARKSHIRE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE, FINANCE AND AUDIT WORK PLAN 
Item  Lead Officer  Meeting Date  Recurrence  Reason / Notes
from Accounts
Commission
Local Code of Corporate
Governance
TBC TBC Annual 
Governance Issues Business Support
Manager
TBC Biannual 
Risk Management Strategy  Business Support
Manager
TBC Triennial  
Risk Management Annual Report Business Support
Manager
TBC Annual 
External Audit Report Chief Finance Officer TBC Annual