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South Lanarkshire Council · 29 September 2026
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Monday, 21 September 2026 Dear Councillor Risk and Audit Scrutiny Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a special meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2026 Time: 14:00 Venue: Hybrid - Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. Yours sincerely Paul Manning Chief Executive Members Elaine McDougall (Chair), Mary Donnelly (Depute Chair), Ralph Barker, Mathew Buchanan, Monique Equi, Alistair Fulton, Ross Gowland, Graeme Horne, Richard Lockhart, Fiona McDermott Substitutes Archie Buchanan, Bert Thomson, Helen Toner
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests Monitoring Item(s) 2a External Auditors' Report 2025/2026 Letter and report dated 29 September 2026 by Audit Scotland, External Auditors to the Council. (Copy attached) 3 - 64 2b External Auditors' Report 2025/2026. South Lanarkshire Council Charitable Trusts Letter and report dated 29 September 2026 by Audit Scotland, External Auditors to the Council. (Copy attached) 65 - 86 Item(s) for Decision 3 Audited Annual Accounts 2025/2026 Report dated 11 September 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 87 - 90 Item(s) for Noting 4 Audit Scotland Report - Delivering for the Future – Transformation - How Councils Are Redesigning and Delivering More Efficient Services Report dated 9 September 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 91 - 98 5 Year End Insured Claims Report – 2025/2026 Report dated 1 September 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 99 - 110 6 Year End Risk Management Report (2025/2026) and Review of Council's Top Risks (2026/2027) Report dated 1 September 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 111 - 122 Urgent Business 7 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. For further information, please contact:- Clerk Name: Ishara Opatha Clerk Telephone: 07385370069 Clerk Email: ishara.opatha@southlanarkshire.gov.uk