APPROVED Minute of Audit Committee - 19 February 2025 v2
West Dunbartonshire Council · 19 February 2025
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AUDIT COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Audit Committee held in Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, on Wednesday, 19 February 2025 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Ian Dickson, Fiona Hennebry, Martin Rooney, Gordon Scanlan, Claire Steel and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Peter Hessett, Chief Executive; Laurence Slavin, Chief Officer – Resources; Laura Mason, Chief Officer – Education; Victoria Rogers, Chief Officer – People and Technology; Amanda Graham, Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities; Andi Priestman, Shared Service Manager – Audit and Fraud; Caleb Oguche, External Auditor – Forvis Mazars and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor John Millar and Gail MacFarlane, Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood. Councillor Gordon Scanlan in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Audit Committee held on 4 December 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record. OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public.
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INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2024/25 – PROGRESS TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of progress to 31 December 2024 against the Internal Audit Plan for 2024/25. After discussion and having heard the Shared Service Manager – Audit Fraud, the Chief Officer – Resources and the Chief Officer – Education in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to note the contents of this report. STRATEGIC RISKS 2022-2027 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – People and Technology providing an update on the strategic risks for 2022-2027. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – People and Technology, the Chief Executive and the Chief Officer – Resources in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to note the strategic risks as detailed in the report. TREASURY MANAGEMENT MID-YEAR REPORT 2024/2025 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources providing Members with the opportunity to further scrutinise the Prudential Indicators on treasury management to 30 September 2024. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Resources in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note the treasury management stewardship information within the appended report; (2) to approve the 2024/25 revised estimates of treasury and prudential indicators as advised within the appended report (Tables A, B, C, D, E, F, H, L and N); and (3) to note that the appended report will be referred to the Audit Committee for further scrutiny. The meeting closed at 10.32 a.m.