Approved Minutes of Meeting
West Dunbartonshire Council · 10 June 2026
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1637 AUDIT COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Audit Committee held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 2.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Martin Rooney, Gordon Scanlan and Sophie Traynor. Attending: Laurence Slavin, Chief Officer – Resources; Gillian McConnachie, Chief Internal Auditor; Amanda Graham, Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities; Gail Macfarlane, Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood; Carol Alderson, Finance Manager; Michelle Lynn, Asset Manager; Andrew Brown, Senior Education Officer; Craig Wilson, Building Services Manager; Nicola Pettigrew, Housing Operations Manager; Louise Hastings, Strategic People and Change Manager; and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Ian Dickson, Michelle McGinty, John Millar and Lauren Oxley; Peter Hessett, Chief Executive; Alan Douglas, Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration and Victoria Rogers, Chief Officer – People and Technology. 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 18 February 2026 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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1638 INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT TO 31 MARCH 2026 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of the work undertaken by Internal Audit in respect of the 2025/26 Annual Audit Plan and advising of the contents of the Assurance Statement given to Members of West Dunbartonshire Council, the Chief Executive and the Section 95 Officer (Chief Officer – Resources) in support of the Annual Governance Statement. After discussion and having heard the Chief Internal Auditor and the Chief Officer – Resources in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to note the content of the report. ANNUAL REPORT ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE 2025-2026 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources providing the Audit Committee Chair’s 2025/26 Annual Report on the Audit Committee. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Resources in further explanation, the Committee agreed to review and endorse the Chair’s Annual Report on the Audit Committee for 2025/26 and that the report should be presented to a future meeting of the Council in line with best practice guidance. 2026/2027 INTERNAL AUDIT PLANNING A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of the approach to planning for the Internal Audit Section for the year 2026/2027. After discussion and having heard the Chief Internal Auditor in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee approved the 2026/27 Internal Audit Planning document and proposed 2026/27 allocation of Internal Audit resources set out in the plan which is included as Appendix 1 in the report. INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2025/26 PROGRESS TO 30 APRIL 2026 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of progress to 30 April 2026 against the Internal Audit Plan for 2025/26. After discussion and having heard the Chief Internal Auditor and the Building Services Manager in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to note the content of the report.
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1639 TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND ANNUAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources providing Members with the opportunity to further scrutinise the Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy and the indicators contained within. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Resources in further explanation, the Committee agreed to note what was agreed by Council in the report. The meeting closed at 2.27 p.m.