Audit Committee Agenda - 27 June 2025, 09:30 
A meeting to be held at Council Chambers, West Lothian Civic Centre, Livingston, EH54 6FF at 09:30 on 27 June 2025.
For further information please contact Karen McMahon on tel. no. 01506 281621 or email karen.mcmahon@westlothian.gov.uk
| Number | Item |
|---|---|
| Public Session | |
| 1 | Apologies for Absence |
| 2 | Declarations of Interest - Members must declare any interests they have in the items of business for consideration at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda items and the nature of their interests. View Papers |
| 3 | Order 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. |
| 4 | Confirm Draft Minutes of Meeting of Audit Committee held on Friday 21 March 2025 (herewith) View Papers |
| Public Items for Decision | |
| 5 | Internal Audit Annual Report - Report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (herewith) View Papers |
| Public Items for Information | |
| 6 | Internal Audit of Building Services Stores - Plant - Report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (herewith) View Papers |
| 7 | Risk Actions Arising From Audit and Inspection Reports - Report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (herewith) View Papers |
| 8 | Best Value Thematic Review - Transformation - Report by Head of Corporate Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 9 | Local Government Budgets 2025/26 - Report by Head of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 10 | Consideration of 2024/25 Annual Accounts (Unaudited) - Report by Head of Finance and Property Services (herewith) View Papers |
| 11 | Scottish Local Authorities Chief Internal Auditors’ Group Annual Report - Report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (herewith) View Papers |
| 12 | Counter Fraud Annual Report 2024/25 - Report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (herewith) View Papers |
| 13 | Workplan (herewith) View Papers |
| Public Items for Decision | |
| 14 | The 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) |
| Private Items for Information | |
| 15 | Counter Fraud Annual Report 2024/25 - Appendix 2 to Agenda Item 12 - Report by Audit, Risk and Counter Fraud Manager (Exempt in terms of paragraph 14) |