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Agenda - Audit Committee - 24 September 2025

West Dunbartonshire Council · 24 September 2025
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Agenda 
Audit Committee
Date:  Wednesday, 24 September 2025 
Time:  10:00 
Venue:  Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, Clydebank G81 2NT 
Contact: Lynn Straker, Committee Officer 
lynn.straker@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 
committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 
Dear Member 
Please attend a meeting of the Audit Committee as detailed above.
The business is shown on the attached agenda. 
Yours faithfully 
PETER HESSETT 
Chief Executive

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Distribution: 
Councillor Gordon Scanlan (Chair)
Councillor Sophie Traynor (Vice Chair)
Councillor Ian Dickson
Councillor Michelle McGinty
Councillor John Millar
Councillor Lauren Oxley
Councillor Martin Rooney 
Councillor Clare Steel 
All other Councillors for information 
Chief Executive
Chief Officers 
Date of Issue: 10 September 2025

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AUDIT COMMITTEE 
WEDNESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2025 
AGENDA 
1 APOLOGIES 
2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
Members are invited to declare if they have an interest in any of the items of
business on this agenda and the reasons for such declarations. 
3 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS      5 - 8 
Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Audit
Committee held on 11 June 2025.   
4  OPEN FORUM 
The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been
submitted by members of the public. 
5 STRATEGIC RISKS 2022-2027       9 - 31   
Submit report by Chief Officer – People and Technology providing an update on the
strategic risks for 2022-2027. 
6 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2024/25        33 - 54 
PROGRESS TO 31 JULY 2025  
Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising of progress to 31 July 2025
against the Internal Audit Plan for 2024/25.   
7 EXTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT      55 - 63     
Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising Members of the outcome of
investigations into allegations and disclosures in line with public interest disclosure
and business irregularities policies received by Internal Audit between 1 November
2024 and 31 March 2025. 
8 2024/2025 TREASURY MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT   65 - 80     
Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising Members of the treasury
function and its activities in 2024/25 and request that the Committee remits the report
to the full Council for their approval.

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