APPROVED Minutes of Audit Committee 18 02 26
West Dunbartonshire Council · 18 February 2026
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AUDIT COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Audit Committee held in the Council Chamber, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Councillors Ian Dickson, Michelle McGinty, John Millar, Martin Rooney, Gordon Scanlan and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Peter Hessett, Chief Executive; Laurence Slavin, Chief Officer – Resources; Alan Douglas, Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration, Andi Priestman, Shared Service Manager – Audit and Fraud; Victoria Rogers, Chief Officer – People and Technology; Amanda Graham, Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities; Gail MacFarlane, Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood; Craig Wilson, Building Services Manager; and Carly Chisholm and Lynn Straker, Committee Officers. Also Attending: Tom Reid, Audit Director, Forvis Mazars. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Lauren Oxley and Clare Steel. 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 10 December 2025 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 2025/26 PROGRESS TO 31 DECEMBER 2025 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of progress to 31 December 2025 against the Internal Audit Plan for 2025/26. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to note the content of the report. BEST VALUE THEMATIC REPORT – TRANSFORMATION A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources to advise Members of the outcome of the External Auditor’s Best Value Thematic Review for 2024/25 and to provide a summary of the key points arising. After discussion and having heard the External Auditor and the Chief Executive in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to note the content of the report and the External Audit report. STRATEGIC RISK 2022-2027 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – People and Technology to provide an update on the strategic risks for 2022-27. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – People and Technology, the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration, the Chief Officer – Citizens, Culture and Facilities and the Building Services Manager, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to note the strategic risks and to endorse the removal of risk SR005. The meeting closed at 10.30 a.m.