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South Lanarkshire Council · 9 December 2025
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Monday, 01 December 2025 Dear Councillor Risk and Audit Scrutiny Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Tuesday, 09 December 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 30 September 2025 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 3 - 14 Item(s) for Decision 3 Internal Audit Activity Report Report dated 14 November 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 15 - 36 Item(s) for Noting 4 Accounts Commission 2025 – Scrutiny, Governance and Transparency of Decision Making of Exit Packages of Senior Officers Report dated 3 November 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 37 - 42 5 Fraud Statistics Six Monthly Update 2025/2026 Report dated 14 November 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 43 - 50 6 Performance and Review Scrutiny Forum Annual Update Report dated 25 November 2025 by the Chief Executive. (Copy attached) 51 - 54 7 Forward Programme for Future Meetings Report dated 19 November 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Copy attached) 55 - 58 Urgent Business 8 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. Clerk Name: Ishara Opatha Clerk Telephone: 07385370069 Clerk Email: ishara.opatha@southlanarkshire.gov.uk