Audit Committee Agenda - 04 October 2021, 14:00 Help

A meeting to be held at MS Teams Virtual Meeting Room at 14:00 on 04 October 2021.

For further information please contact Karen McMahon on tel. no.
01506 281621 or email karen.mcmahon@westlothian.gov.uk

Number Item
Public Session 
1Apologies for Absence View Papers
2Declarations of Interest - Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest View Papers
3Order of Business, including notice of urgent business, declarations of interest in any urgent business and consideration of reports for information.

The Chair will invite members to identify any such reports they wish to have fully considered, which failing they will be taken as read and their recommendations approved. View Papers
4Confirm Draft Minutes of Meeting of Audit Committee held on Monday 21 June 2021 (herewith) View Papers
Public Items for Decision 
5Assessment of Audit Committee Effectiveness - report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (herewith)  View Papers
Public Items for Information 
6Report to Members and the Controller of Audit on the 2020/21 Audit - report by Head of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers
7Audit Scotland Publication: Community Justice - Sustainable Alternatives to Custody - report by Head of Social Policy (herewith) View Papers
8Fraud and Irregularity 2020/21 - report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (herewith) View Papers
9Scottish Local Authorities Chief Internal Auditors' Group (SLACIAG) - Annual Report - report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (herewith) View Papers
Public Items for Decision 
10The Clerk considers that the following business is likely to be taken in private (exempt under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973)  View Papers
Private Items for Information 
11Counter Fraud Investigation: Section Payments - report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager View Papers
12Internal Audit of Section Payments - report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager  View Papers