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Argyll and Bute Council · 26 June 2025
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MINUTES of SPECIAL MEETING of AUDIT AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on THURSDAY, 26 JUNE 2025 Present: Councillor Gary Mulvaney (Chair) Janice Wason Hall Councillor Daniel Hampsey Councillor Graham Hardie Councillor Fiona Howard Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle Councillor Andrew Vennard Attending: Kirsty Flanagan, Executive Director Carolyn Earl, Interim Head of Financial Services Shona Barton, Governance Manager Mhairi Weldon, Senior Audit Assistant 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE There were no apologies for Absence intimated. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no Declarations of Interest intimated. Janice Wason Hall joined the meeting at this point. 3. UNAUDITED ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2025 The Committee gave consideration to a report which provided an overview of the unaudited annual accounts for 2024-2025. The report also provided a summary of the significant movements from 2023-24. Decision The Audit and Scrutiny Committee: 1. Considered the Unaudited Annual Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025 and agreed that these are submitted to Council; and 2. Noted that the Section 95 Officer, in discharging their responsibilities under the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014, will sign the Statement of Responsibilities and the Balance Sheet contained therein, and submit the annual accounts to the auditor by the statutory deadline of 30 June 2025. (Reference: Report by Section 95 Officer dated 19 June 2025, submitted)