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Meeting Details

Meeting Summary
Audit Committee
20 Jun 2017 - 14:00 to 16:00
Occurred
Council Chambers
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  • Documents
  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Welcome Introduction And Apologies
Order Of Business
Including notice of new business submitted as urgent for consideration at the end of the meeting.

Declaration Of Interest
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.

Minutes Of Previous Meeting
No previous minutes to be considered at this Meeting
Public Reports
5.1 pdf Membership, Terms of Reference and Appointment of Interim Chair - Report by Director Resources (77Kb)
5.2 pdf Internal Audit Plan 201718 - for information (87Kb)
5.3 pdf Internal Audit Annual Assurance Report 201617 - Report by Internal Audit Manager (168Kb)
5.4 pdf Annual Governance Statement - Report by Chief Executive (64Kb)
5.5 pdf Annual Report from the Chair of the Audit Committee for the year ended 31 March 2017 - Report by Peter Smaill (99Kb)
5.6 pdf Audit Scotland Report Local Government in Scotland Performance and Challenges 2017 - Report by Chief Executive (144Kb)
5.7 pdf Risk Management, Update for 1 January 2017 – 31 March 2017 - Report by Risk Manager (488Kb)
5.8 pdf Update of Midlothian’s Devolved School Management Scheme (DSM) to reflect the latest Scottish Government Guidance - Report by Director Education, Communities and Economy (75Kb)
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS INVITED (A) TO CONSIDER RESOLVING TO DEAL WITH THE UNDERNOTED BUSINESS IN PRIVATE IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPHS 6. 8, 9 AND 10 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 7A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1973 - THE RELEVANT REPORTS ARE THEREFORE NOT FOR PUBLICATION; AND (B) TO NOTE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SUCH RESOLUTION, INFORMATION MAY STILL REQUIRE TO BE RELEASED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004
Private Reports
6.1 Internal Audit Report - Review of Utilisation of Assets held under PPP Contracts - Report by Internal Audit Manager
  • 6. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority).
  • 9. Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.
6.2 Internal Audit Report - Arrears, Sundry Debt - Report by Internal Audit Manager
  • 6. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority).
  • 8. The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services.
  • 9. Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.
  • 10. The identity of the authority (as well as of any other person, by virtue of paragraph 6 above) as the person offering any particular tender for a contract for the supply of goods or services.
6.3 Internal Audit Report - Arrears, Rent Council Tax and Overpaid Housing Benefit - Report by Internal Audit Manager
  • 6. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority).
  • 8. The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services.
  • 9. Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.
  • 10. The identity of the authority (as well as of any other person, by virtue of paragraph 6 above) as the person offering any particular tender for a contract for the supply of goods or services.

Additional Meeting Documents

Attendance

Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending Apology
No apology information has been recorded for the meeting.
Absent
NameReason for Absence
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Also in attendance at the above meeting were:

Kenneth Lawrie, Chief Executive
John Blair, Director Resources
Alan Turpie, Legal Services Manager
Elaine Greaves, Internal Audit Manager
James Polanski, Auditor
Heather Mohieddeen, Auditor
Gary Fairley, Head of Finance and Integrated Service Support
Kevin Anderson, Head of Customer and Housing Services
Janet R Ritchie, Democratic Services Officer

 




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