Agenda - Audit Committee - 10 June 2026
West Dunbartonshire Council · 10 June 2026
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Agenda Audit Committee Date: Wednesday, 10 June 2026 Time: 14:00 Venue: Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton G82 1QL 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 Vacancy All other Councillors for information Chief Executive Chief Officers Date of Issue: 26 May 2026
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AUDIT COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 10 JUNE 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 MEETING 5 - 6 Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Audit Committee held on 18 February 2026. 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 ANNUAL REPORT TO 31 MARCH 2026 7 - 23 Submit report 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. This report outlines how audit assurances are obtained. 6 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE 2025-2026 25 - 31 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing the Audit Committee Chair’s 2025/26 Annual Report on the Audit Committee. 7 2026/2027 INTERNAL AUDIT PLANNING 33 - 41 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of the approach to planning for the Internal Audit Section for the year 2026/2027. 8 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2025/26 PROGRESS TO 30 APRIL 2026 43 - 59 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of progress to 30 April 2026 against the Internal Audit Plan for 2025/26. 9/
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9 TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND ANNUAL 61 - 97 INVESTMENT STRATEGY Submit report 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. ___________________________________________________________________