Agenda Contents
South Lanarkshire Council · 24 September 2024
Back to Risk and Audit Scrutiny Committee — 24 September 2024 and its agenda
Text extracted from the council's PDF. Layout and reading order may differ from the original.
Page 1
Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Monday, 16 September 2024 Dear Councillor Risk and Audit Scrutiny Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2024 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), Mathew Buchanan, Alistair Fulton, Ross Gowland, Celine Handibode, Cal Johnston-Dempsey, Susan Kerr, Richard Lockhart Substitutes Colin Dewar, Gavin Keatt, Monique McAdams, Helen Toner
Page 2
BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Risk and Audit Scrutiny Committee held on 25 June 2024 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 5 - 10 Monitoring Item(s) 3 External Auditor's Report 2023/2024 Letter and report dated 24 September 2024 by Audit Scotland, External Auditors to the Council. (Copy attached) 11 - 66 4 External Auditor's Report 2023/2024. South Lanarkshire Council Charitable Trusts Letter and report dated September 2024 by Audit Scotland, External Auditors to the Council. (Copy to follow) Item(s) for Decision 5 Audited Annual Accounts 2023/2024 Report dated 10 September 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 67 - 70 6 2022 National Fraud Initiative Exercise Report dated 6 September 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 71 - 92 Item(s) for Noting 7 Financial Resilience and Sustainability Report dated 2 September 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 93 - 102 8 Internal Audit Activity as at 30 August 2024 Report dated 6 September 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 103 - 108 9 Fraud Statistics Annual Report 2023/2024 Report dated 6 September 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 109 - 112 10 Year End Insured Risks Report – 2023/2024 Report dated 2 September 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 113 - 122 11 Year End Risk Management Report (2023/2024) and Review of Council's Top Risks (2024/2025) Report dated 5 September 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 123 - 154
Page 3
12 Forward Programme for Future Meetings Report dated 26 August 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 155 - 158 Urgent Business 13 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. For further information, please contact:- Clerk Name: Elizabeth-Anne McGonigle Clerk Telephone: 07385403101 Clerk Email: elizabeth-anne.mcgonigle@southlanarkshire.gov.uk