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Argyll and Bute Council · 25 September 2024
Back to Argyll and Bute HSCP Integration Joint Board (IJB) — 25 September 2024 and its agenda
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19 September 2024 SUPPLEMENTARY PACK 1 ARGYLL AND BUTE HSCP INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD (IJB) - BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on WEDNESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2024 at 1:00 PM I enclose herewith item 4 (f) (MINUTES OF COMMITTEES - Minutes of Argyll and Bute HSCP Audit and Risk Committee held on 17 September 2024) which was marked to follow on the Agenda for the above meeting. ITEM TO FOLLOW 4. MINUTES OF COMMITTEES (f) Argyll and Bute HSCP Audit and Risk Committee held on 17 September 2024 (Pages 3 - 6) Argyll and Bute HSCP Integration Joint Board (IJB) Contact: Hazel MacInnes, Senior Committee Officer Tel:01546 604269 Public Document Pack
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MINUTES of MEETING of ARGYLL AND BUTE HSCP AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on TUESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2024 Present: Councillor Kieron Green (Chair) Emily Austin Susan Ringwood Councillor Ross Moreland Attending: Evan Beswick, Chief Officer, Argyll and Bute HSCP James Gow, Head of Finance, Argyll and Bute HSCP Paul MacAskill, Chief Internal Auditor, Argyll and Bute Council Mhairi Weldon, Senior Audit Assistant, Argyll and Bute Council Mark Outterside, Director, Forvis Mazars Lynsey Innis, Senior Committee Assistant, Argyll and Bute Council Katie McKenzie, Committee Officer, Argyll and Bute Council 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. There were no apologies for absence intimated. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST (IF ANY) There were no declarations of interest intimated. 3. MINUTES The Minute of the meeting of the Argyll and Bute HSCP Audit and Risk Committee held on 18 June 2024 was approved as a correct record. 4. INTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE The Committee gave consideration to a report which provided an update on the work carried out by Argyll and Bute Council’s Internal Audit Team on audits which are of operational relevance to the Committee. The report also provided an update on the actions from audit reports which were still open as at 30 June 2024. Decision The Audit and Risk Committee reviewed the progress on completion of the internal audit recommendations. (Reference: Report by Chief Internal Auditor, dated 17 September 2024, submitted) Page 3 Agenda Item 4f
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5. INTEGRATION JOINT BOARDS - FINANCE AND PERFORMANCE 2024 The Committee considered a report detailing Audit Scotland’s recently published annual report on Integration Joint Boards (IJBs). The report provided an overview of the challenges and performance of IJBs with a particular focus on finance based upon the annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023. Decision The Audit and Risk Committee:– 1. noted the contents of the report published by Audit Scotland; and 2. noted that the HSCP will seek to address the recommendations made by Audit Scotland. (Reference: Report by Head of Finance, dated 17 September, submitted) 6. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY UPDATE The Committee gave consideration to a report which provided an update on the landscape, activity and progress towards the outlined actions in the January 2024 annual report. Decision The Audit and Risk Committee noted the update. (Reference: Report by Chief Officer, dated 17 September, submitted) 7. NATIONAL FRAUD INITIATIVE IN SCOTLAND 2024 The Committee gave consideration to a report detailing Audit Scotland’s annual report on The National Fraud Initiative for 2024. Decision The Audit and Risk Committee noted the contents of the National Fraud Initiative report issued by Audit Scotland. (Reference: Report by Head of Finance, dated 17 September 2024, submitted) 8. INFORMATION GOVERNANCE The Committee considered an audit report which focused on Information Governance. Decision The Audit and Risk Committee reviewed and endorsed the Internal Audit report on Information Governance. (Reference: Report by Chief Internal Auditor, dated 17 September, submitted) Page 4
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9. JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING The Committee gave consideration to an audit report which focused on Joint Strategic Planning. Decision The Audit and Risk Committee reviewed and endorsed the Internal Audit report on Joint Strategic Planning. (Reference: Report by Chief Internal Auditor, dated 17 September 2024, submitted) 10. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The Audit and Risk Committee noted that their next meeting was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 17 December 2024. Page 5
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