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North Ayrshire Council · 13 March 2025
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Audit and Scrutiny Committee A Meeting of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee of North Ayrshire Council will be held in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Cunninghame House, Irvine, KA12 8EE on Thursday, 13 March 2025 at 10:00 to consider the undernoted business. Meeting Arrangements - Hybrid Meetings This meeting will be held on a predominantly physical basis but with provision, by prior notification, for remote attendance by Elected Members in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003. Where possible, the meeting will be live-streamed and available to view at https://north-ayrshire.public- i.tv/core/portal/home. 1 Declarations of Interest Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda. 2 Minutes The accuracy of the Minutes of (i) the Ordinary Meeting of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee held on 23 January 2025; and (ii) the Special Meeting held on 6 February 2025 will be confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (copy enclosed). 3 Sickness Absence Management Submit report by the Head of Service (People & ICT) providing an overview of the Council’s Sickness Absence policies and how these are managed, monitored and reported (copy enclosed). 4 Accounts Commission’s Report: Local Government in Scotland: Financial Bulletin 2023/24 Submit report by the Head of Service (Finance) informing the Committee on the findings of the recently published report (copy enclosed).
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE 5 Internal Audit Plan 2024/25: Progress Update Submit report by the Head of Service (Finance) requesting approval for an amendment to the 2024/25 Internal Audit Plan (copy enclosed). 6 Internal Audit Reports Issued Submit report by the Head of Service (Finance) on the findings of Internal Audit work completed since January 2025 (copy enclosed). 7 Internal Audit and Corporate Fraud Action Plans: Quarter 3 update Submit report by the Head of Service (Finance) on the progress made by Council Services in implementing the agreed actions from Internal Audit and Corporate Fraud reports as at 31 December 2024 (copy enclosed). 8 Internal Audit Charter 2025 Submit report by the Head of Service (Finance) seeking approval of the updated Internal Audit Charter (copy enclosed). 9 Internal Audit Plan 2025/26 Submit report by the Head of Service (Finance) on the proposed internal audit plan for 2025/26 (copy enclosed). 10 External Audit Plan 2024/25 Submit report by the Head of Service (Finance) on the External Audit Plan for 2024/25 (copy enclosed). 11 Standing Item of Business: Consideration of future business for scrutiny • Consideration of a request from Councillor Donald Reid for a report on supplier and quality issues of purple bin lids and the replacement process to be brought to Audit & Scrutiny. 12 Urgent Items Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent.
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Webcasting Please note: this meeting may be filmed/recorded/live-streamed to the Council's internet site and available to view at https://north-ayrshire.public- i.tv/core/portal/home, where it will be capable of repeated viewing. At the start of the meeting, the Provost/Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed/recorded/live-streamed. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 2018. Data collected during the webcast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s published policy, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site. Generally, the press and public will not be filmed. However, by entering the Council Chambers and using the press or public seating area, you acknowledge that you may be filmed and that any information pertaining to you contained in the video and oral recording of the meeting will be used for webcasting or training purposes and for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available to the public. In making this use of your information the Council is processing data which is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. If you have any queries regarding this and, in particular, if you believe that use and/or storage of any particular information would cause, or be likely to cause, substantial damage or distress to any individual, please contact dataprotectionofficer@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
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North Ayrshire Council, Cunninghame House, Irvine KA12 8EE Audit and Scrutiny Committee Sederunt John Bell (Chair) Donald Reid (Vice Chair) Eleanor Collier Cameron Inglis Tom Marshall Matthew McLean Davina McTiernan Donald L. Reid John Sweeney Chair: Apologies: Attending: