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Renfrewshire Council · 22 May 2023
Back to Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Board — 22 May 2023 and its agenda

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Notice of Meeting and Agenda
Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Board 
Date Time  Venue
Monday, 22 May 2023 15:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire),
Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire
House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN 
MARK CONAGHAN
Head of Corporate Governance 
Membership 
Councillor Andy Doig (Convener):     Councillor Kevin Montgomery (Depute Convener):    
Councillor Jennifer Adam:  Councillor Chris Gilmour:  Councillor John Gray:  Councillor
Lisa-Marie Hughes:  Councillor Robert Innes:  Councillor James MacLaren:  Councillor
Janis McDonald:   
PLEASE NOTE 
There is a Petitions Board meeting at 2pm in the Council Chamber on 22 May and
the Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Board is at 3pm.  Therefore the Audit meeting will either
commence at 3pm or at the conclusion of the meeting of the Petitions Board,
whichever is the later. 
Further Information 
This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. 
A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior
to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street,
Paisley and online
at http://renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx
For further information, please email
democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk 
Members of the Press and Public 
Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should report to the
customer service centre where they will be met and directed to the meeting.

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Hybrid Meeting 
Please note that this meeting is scheduled to be held in the Council
Chambers.  However, it is a hybrid meeting and arrangements have been made for
members to join the meeting remotely should they wish. 
Webcasting of Meeting 
This meeting will be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet
site – at the start of the meeting the Convener will confirm if all or part of the meeting
is being filmed.  To find the webcast please navigate to 
https://renfrewshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home

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AUDIT 
Apologies 
Apologies from members. 
Declarations of Interest 
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the
agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the
interest. 
1 Unaudited Annual Governance Statement 2022/23 
Report by Director of Finance & Resources. 
7 - 16 
2 Internal Audit Annual Report 2022/23 
Report by Chief Auditor. 
17 - 36 
3 Summary of Internal Audit Reports for Period 1
January to 31 March 2023 
Report by Chief Auditor. 
37 - 48 
4 Internal Audit - External Quality Assessment 
Report by Chief Auditor. 
49 - 70 
5 Internal Audit Charter 
Report by Chief Auditor. 
71 - 78 
MONITORING & REVIEWING SERVICE DELIVERY PERFORMANCE
POLICIES AND PRACTICE 
6 Risk Management Annual Report 2022/23 
Report by Director of Finance & Resources. 
79 - 88 
7 Risk Report May 2023 
Report by Director of Finance & Resources. 
89 - 108 
8 Local Government Benchmarking Framework 2021/22 
Report by Chief Executive. 
109 - 128

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9  Absence Statistics for Quarter 4 of 2022/23 
Report by Director of Finance & Resources. 
129 - 136 
ANNUAL PROGRAMME 
10  Charges for Bulk Items Uplift for the Elderly - Lead
Officer John Kilpatrick 
Report by Lead Officer. 
137 - 144 
AUDIT 
Exempt Item 
Exempt documents are no longer available in print format.  You
will require to log in to Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Exempt Items to
access documents.  Please note that access to exempt
documents is now restricted. 
EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC 
The Board may by resolution exclude the press and public
from the meeting during consideration of the following
items of business as it is likely, in view of the nature of the
business to be transacted, that if members of the press and
public are present, there could be disclosure to them of
exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part I of
Schedule 7A  of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973. 
11  Summary of Internal Audit Investigation Reports for
Period 1 January to 31 May 2023 
Report by Chief Auditor.

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