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Moray Council · 11 September 2024
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Audit and Scrutiny Committee Wednesday, 11 September 2024 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee is to be held at Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX on Wednesday, 11 September 2024 at 09:30. BUSINESS 1. Sederunt 2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests * 3. Resolution Consider, and if so decide, adopt the following resolution: "That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded from the meeting for Items 12, 13 and 14 of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information of the class described in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.” 4. Minutes of meeting of 25 June 2024 7 - 12 5. Written Questions ** 6. Internal Audit Section Update Report Report by Audit and Risk Manager 13 - 34 7. Internal Audit Review - Procurement and Creditor Payments Report by Audit and Risk Manager 35 - 44 8. Internal Audit Review - Following the Public Pound Report by Audit and Risk Manager 45 - 62 9. Internal Audit Review - Commercial Refuse Collection Report by Audit and Risk Manager 63 - 80
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10. Public Sector Internal Audit Standards - External Quality Assessment of Internal Audit Report by Audit and Risk Manager 81 - 102 11. Carefirst Replacement - Progress Update Report by Interim Head of Service and Chief Social Work Officer 103 - 108 Item(s) which the Committee may wish to consider with the Press and Public excluded 12. Internal Audit Review - Email Security [Para 14] • 14. Information relating to action taken, or to be taken, in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime. 13. Internal Audit Follow Up Review - Cyber Security [Para 14] • 14. Information relating to action taken, or to be taken, in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime. 14. Update on Improvement Plan for Adult Social Care Commissioning [Para 8] • 8. Information on the amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the Authority; Summary of Audit and Scrutiny Committee functions: Standards - To ensure that the highest standards of probity and public accountability are demonstrated. Audit Functions - Consider reports from the Council's internal and external auditors concerning Council Functions. Scrutiny Functions - To scrutinise areas of policy, service delivery or performance identified for improvement. Inquiries - To deal with all matters relating to local inquiries into matters affecting children.
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GUIDANCE NOTES * Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on the Agenda, and if so on which item(s). A prior decision shall be one that the individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision. Any such prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting. ** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any relevant and competent business within the specified remits not already on the agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee Services by 12 noon two working days prior to the day of the meeting. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be tabled at the start of the relevant section of the meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been given, ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter, but no discussion will be allowed. No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within 7 working days.
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MORAY COUNCIL Audit and Scrutiny Committee SEDERUNT Councillor Shona Morrison (Depute Chair) Councillor Peter Bloomfield (Member) Councillor Theresa Coull (Member) Councillor John Divers (Member) Councillor Amber Dunbar (Member) Councillor Jérémie Fernandes (Member) Councillor Donald Gatt (Member) Councillor David Gordon (Member) Councillor Sandy Keith (Member) Councillor Scott Lawrence (Member) Councillor Marc Macrae (Member) Councillor Neil McLennan (Member) Councillor John Stuart (Member) Mr Ivan Augustus (Non-Voting Member) Ms Margaret Wilson (Non-Voting Member) Clerk Name: Caroline O'Connor Clerk Telephone: 07779 999296 Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk