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Agenda - Audit Committee - 21 February 2024

West Dunbartonshire Council · 21 February 2024
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Agenda 
Audit Committee
Date: Wednesday, 21 February 2024 
Time: 10:00 
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 Ian Dickson
Councillor Jonathan McColl (Vice Chair)
Councillor James McElhill
Councillor Michelle McGinty
Councillor John Millar 
Councillor Karen Murray Conaghan (Chair)
Councillor Martin Rooney 
Councillor Hazel Sorrell
Mr C Johnstone 
All other Councillors for information 
Chief Executive
Chief Officers 
Date of issue: 6 February 2024

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AUDIT COMMITTEE 
WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2024 
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 - 7 
Submit for approval, as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Audit
Committee held on 13 December 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   9 - 32
24 JANUARY 2024 
Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising of progress at 24
January 2024 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 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES AND OTHER   33 - 38
INTERNAL AUDIT INVESTIGATIONS 19 JULY 2023 – 
24 JANUARY 2024 
Submit report by Chief Officer – Resources advising of the outcome of
investigations into allegations and disclosures in line with public interest
disclosure and business irregularities policies received by Internal Audit
between 19 July 2023 and 24 January 2024. 
7/

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7 STRATEGIC RISKS 2022-2027      39 - 60 
Submit report by Chief Officer – People & Technology providing an update on
the strategic risks for 2022-27. 
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