Agenda - Audit Committee - 18 February 2026
West Dunbartonshire Council · 18 February 2026
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Agenda Audit Committee Date: Wednesday, 18 February 2026 Time: 10:00 Venue: Council Chamber, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank, G81 1UB Contact: Carly Chisholm, Committee Officer carly.chisholm@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: 5 February 2026
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AUDIT COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2026 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 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Audit Committee held on 10 December 2025. 4 OPEN FORUM The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public. 5 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2025/26 9 - 27 PROGRESS TO 31 DECEMBER 2025 Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising of progress to 31 December 2025 against the Internal Audit Plan for 2025/26. 6 BEST VALUE THEMATIC REPORT – 29 - 52 TRANSFORMATION Submit report by 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. 7 STRATEGIC RISK 2022-2027 53 - 77 Submit report by Chief Officer – People and Technology to provide an update on the strategic risks for 2022-27. ___________________________________________________________________ 5 - 8