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South Lanarkshire Council · 30 September 2025
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Monday, 22 September 2025 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, 30 September 2025 Time: 10:00 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, Colin Dewar, Alistair Fulton, Ross Gowland, Celine Handibode, Susan Kerr, Richard Lockhart Substitutes Monique Equi, Gavin Keatt, Julia Marrs, Helen Toner
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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 2025 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 5 - 10 Monitoring Item(s) 3a External Auditors' Report 2024/2025 Letter and report dated 30 September 2025 by Audit Scotland, External Auditors to the Council. (Copy attached) 11 - 76 3b Transformation: How Councils Are Redesigning and Delivering More Efficient Services to Achieve Planned Outcomes. Best Value Thematic Work in South Lanarkshire Council 2024/2025 Report dated September 2025 by Audit Scotland, External Auditors to the Council. (Copy attached) 77 - 100 3c External Auditors' Report 2024/2025. South Lanarkshire Council Charitable Trusts Letter and report dated 30 September 2025 by Audit Scotland, External Auditors to the Council. (Copy attached) 101 - 120 Item(s) for Decision 4 Audited Annual Accounts 2024/2025 Report dated 19 September 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 121 - 124 5 Internal Audit Activity Report Report dated 5 September 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 125 - 142 Item(s) for Noting 6 Financial Resilience and Sustainability Report dated 10 September 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 143 - 152 7 Audit Scotland – Local Government Budgets 2025/2026 Report dated 7 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 153 - 160 8 Fraud Statistics Annual Report 2024/2025 Report dated 28 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 161 - 172 9 Year End Insured Claims Report – 2024/2025 Report dated 5 September 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 173 - 184
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10 Year-End Risk Management Report - 2024/2025 and Review of Council's Top Risks - 2025/2026 Report dated 5 September 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 185 - 200 11 Annual Update on the Use of Surveillance Powers - The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 Report dated 6 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 201 - 230 12 Forward Programme for Future Meetings Report dated 20 August 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 231 - 234 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