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West Dunbartonshire Council · 13 December 2023
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Agenda 
Audit Committee
Date: Wednesday, 13 December 2023 
Time: 14:00 
Venue: Civic Space, Council Offices, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton 
G82 1QL 
Contact: Ashley MacIntyre, Committee Officer 
ashley.macintyre@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 Karen Murray Conaghan (Chair)
Councillor Ian Dickson
Councillor Jonathan McColl (Vice Chair)
Councillor James McElhill
Councillor Michelle McGinty
Councillor John Millar
Councillor Martin Rooney 
Councillor Hazel Sorrell
Mr C Johnstone 
All other Councillors for information 
Chief Executive
Chief Officers 
Date of issue: 30 November 2023

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AUDIT COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2023
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 MEETING 5 – 6
Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Audit
Committee held on 9 August 2023.
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 2023/24 – PROGRESS TO 15 7 – 25
NOVEMBER 2023
Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising of progress at 15
November 2023 against the Internal Audit Plan for 2023/24, of recently issued
Internal Audit reports and action plans and the status of implementation
progress in relation to action plans from previously issued Internal Audit
reports.
6 TREASURY MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023 27 – 41
Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising of the operation of the
treasury function and its activities for 2022/23 and requesting that the report is
remitted to full Council for approval.
7 TREASURY MANAGEMENT MID-YEAR REPORT 2023/24 43 – 57
Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising of the operation of the
treasury function and its activities to 30 September 2023 and requesting that
the report is remitted to full Council for approval.

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8 SCOTTISH PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN COMPLAINTS  59 – 67
REPORT 2022/23 
Submit report by Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities presenting the
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) report on complaints handling
by West Dunbartonshire Council for the year 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023.