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IJB PFA Work Plan

North Lanarkshire Council · 22 October 2025
Back to IJB Performance, Finance and Audit Committee — 22 October 2025 and its agenda

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NORTH LANARKSHIRE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE, FINANCE AND AUDIT WORK PLAN 
Item  Lead Oicer  Meeting Date  Recurrence  Reason / Notes 
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Financial Monitoring - Month 6 &
Period 6 (September)
Chief Finance Oicer 22 October 2025 Quarterly 
Annual Governance Statement
Actions - Progress Update
Chief Finance Oicer 22 October 2025  
IJB Performance Report (Q1) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
22 October 2025 Quarterly 
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Oicer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
22 October 2025 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Oicer 22 October 2025 Quarterly       
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Financial Monitoring - Month 8 &
Period 9 (December)
Chief Finance Oicer 18 February 2026 Quarterly 
Reserves Strategy 2026/27 Chief Finance Oicer 18 February 2026  
Annual Governance Statement
Actions - Progress Update
Chief Finance Oicer 18 February 2026  
IJB Performance Report (Q2) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
18 February 2026 Quarterly 
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Oicer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
18 February 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Oicer 18 February 2026 Quarterly

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NORTH LANARKSHIRE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE, FINANCE AND AUDIT WORK PLAN 
Item  Lead Oicer  Meeting Date  Recurrence  Reason / Notes
Financial Regulations Chief Finance Oicer 18 February 2026 Annual 
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Financial Monitoring - Final Outturn Chief Finance Oicer 20 May 2026 Quarterly 
IJB Performance Report (Q3) Head of Planning,
Performance & Quality
Assurance
20 May 2026 Quarterly 
Internal Audit Plan 2026/2027 Chief Oicer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
20 May 2026 Annual  
Internal Audit Progress Report
2025/2026
Chief Oicer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
20 May 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Oicer 20 May 2026 Quarterly   
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Financial Monitoring - Month 4 &
Period 4 (July)
Chief Finance Oicer 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 Oicer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
19 August 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Oicer 19 August 2026 Quarterly   
Wednesday 21 October 2026

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NORTH LANARKSHIRE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE, FINANCE AND AUDIT WORK PLAN 
Item  Lead Oicer  Meeting Date  Recurrence  Reason / Notes
Financial Monitoring - Month 6 &
Period 6 (September)
Chief Finance Oicer 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 Oicer – Audit
and Risk (NLC) / Chief
Internal Auditor (NHS)
21 October 2026 Quarterly  
IJB Risk Report Chief Oicer 21 October 2026 Quarterly   
Future Reports
Integration Joint Boards: Finance and
Performance 2025
Chief Finance Oicer TBC Annual Meeting date dependant on
publishing from Audit
Scotland
Best Value Framework Chief Finance Oicer TBC Triennial 
Best Value – Annual Statement of
Compliance
Chief Finance Oicer TBC Annual 
Accounts Commission Reporting TBC TBC As and when publications
released 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 Oicer TBC Annual

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NORTH LANARKSHIRE INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE, FINANCE AND AUDIT WORK PLAN