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Midlothian Council · 5 June 2025
Back to Midlothian Integration Joint Board - Audit and Risk Committee — 5 June 2025 and its agenda

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Notice of Meeting and Agenda 
Midlothian Integration Joint Board - Audit and
Risk Committee 
Venue:  Virtual Meeting, 
Date:  Thursday, 05 June 2025 
Time:  14:00 
Morag Barrow
Chief Officer 
Contact:
Clerk Name: Democratic Services
Clerk Telephone: 
Clerk Email: democratic.services@midlothian.gov.uk 
Further Information: 
This is a meeting which is open to members of the public.

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1          Welcome, Introductions and Apologies   
2          Order of Business 
Including notice of new business submitted as urgent for consideration at the
end of the meeting. 
3          Declaration of Interest
3 Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in
the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item
and the nature of their interest. 
4          Minute of Previous Meeting
4.1 Minute of the Audit and Risk Committee minutes - 6 March 2025
submitted for approval - Chair
5 - 14 
5          Public Reports
5.1 Chairs Update (Verbal) – Val de Souza, Chair 
5.2 IJB Complaints (Verbal) – Gill Main, Integration Manager 
5.3 Risk Register Update 2025/26 Presented by Chris King, Chief
Finance Officer
15 - 26
5.4 Reserve Policy Review Presented by Chris King, Chief Finance
Officer
27 - 42
5.5 Annual Governance Statement Presented by Duncan Stainbank,
Chief Internal Auditor
43 - 50
5.6 Draft Unaudited Financial Accounts (2024/25) Presented by Chris
King, Chief Finance Officer
51 - 90
5.7 Annual Internal Audit Opinion Presented by Duncan Stainbank,
Chief Internal Auditor
91 - 102
5.8 NHS Lothian Internal Audit on Data Integrity Presented by
Duncan Stainbank, Chief Internal Auditor
103 - 120
5.9 IJB Audit Bulletin Presentation Presented by Audit Scotland 
6          Private Reports 
No items for discussion

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7          Date of Next Meeting 
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 4th September 2025, 14:00 -
16:00, Microsoft Teams (online).