Audit Committee - 16/06/2025 - Monday 16 June 2025, 11:00am - Midlothian Council Webcasting
			Audit Committee - 16/06/2025
Monday, 16th June 2025 at 11:00am 
		
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									Welcome								
							
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									Order of Business								
							
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											Legal Officer
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Democratic Services
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									Declarations of interest								
							
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									Minute of Audit Committee meeting of 24 February 2025 submitted for approval								
							
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									Action Log								
							
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.1 Midlothian Council Transformation:  how councils are redesigning and delivering more efficient services to achieve planned outcomes, report by Audit Scotland								
							
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											Clair Gardiner
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Clair Gardiner
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.2 Annual Treasury Management Report 2024/25, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer								
							
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.3 Unaudited Annual Accounts 2024/25, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer (report added - see below)								
							
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Clair Gardiner
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.4 Accounts Commission – Local Government Budgets 2025/26, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer								
							
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Mr David Gladwin
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.5 Internal Audit Work to May 2025, report by Chief Internal Auditor								
							
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.6 Council Tax Refunds Control Assurance Review, report by Chief Internal Auditor								
							
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							- 5.6 Council Tax Refunds Covering Paper
- 5.6a Council Tax Refunds Fraud Control Assurance Review Final Report June 2025
- 5.6b Appendix 1 Council Tax report 25-01-10 Accounts Commission Chair to Chief Executives - Fraud_cpchecked (003)
- 5.6c Appendix 2 Council Tax report s102_250109_aberdeen_city_council (1)_cpchecked
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.7 Internal Audit Annual Assurance Report 2024/25, report by Chief Internal Auditor								
							
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.8 Counter Fraud Annual Report 2024/25, report by Chief Internal Auditor								
							
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.9 External Quality Assessment of Midlothian Council’s Internal Audit Service, report by Chief Internal Auditor								
							
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											Mr Duncan Stainbank
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.10 Draft Annual Governance Statement 2024/25, report by Chief Executive								
							
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											Dr Grace Vickers
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Dr Grace Vickers
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									5.11 Risk Management Update – Strategic Risk Profile Quarter 4, 2024-25, report by Chief Officer Place								
							
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											Mr Derek Oliver
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Debbi McCall - SNP
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											Mr Derek Oliver
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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											Cllr Willie McEwan - Scottish Labour
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									No items for discussion								
							
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									Date of next meeting								
							
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- 4.1 DRAFT Minute of Audit Committee 24 February 2025 - v3 (Final Reviewed), opens in new tab
- 4.2 Audit Committee - Action Log, opens in new tab
- 5.1 MC_BV_thematic_report_transformation_issued, opens in new tab
- 5.2 Treasury Management Outturn Report 2024-25 - Audit Committee, opens in new tab
- 5.4 Accounts Commission - Local Government Budgets 202526 - covering paper, opens in new tab
- 5.5 Internal Audit Work to May 2025, opens in new tab
- 5.7 Internal Audit Annual Assurance Report 2024-25, opens in new tab
- 5.8 Counter Fraud Annual Report 2024-25, opens in new tab
- 5.9 EQA Covering Paper, opens in new tab
- 5.10 Cover report - Draft Annual Governance Statement 2024-25, opens in new tab
- 5.11 - Risk Management Update Report Strategic Risk Profile Quarter 4 2425, opens in new tab
- 5.6 Council Tax Refunds Covering Paper, opens in new tab
- 5.3 Unaudited Annual Accounts 2024_25, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer, opens in new tab
- Agenda Contents, opens in new tab
- Agenda Document Pack - Audit Committee - 16/06/2025, opens in new tab
- 4.1 DRAFT Minute of Audit Committee 24 February 2025 - v3 (Final Reviewed), opens in new tab
- 4.2 Audit Committee - Action Log, opens in new tab
- 5.1 MC_BV_thematic_report_transformation_issued, opens in new tab
- 5.2 Treasury Management Outturn Report 2024-25 - Audit Committee, opens in new tab
- 5.4 Accounts Commission - Local Government Budgets 202526 - covering paper, opens in new tab
- 5.4a Accounts Commission - Briefing 2025-26 council budgets, opens in new tab
- 5.5 Internal Audit Work to May 2025, opens in new tab
- 5.5a Appendix Final Internal Audit Report - SEEMiS, opens in new tab
- 5.5b Appendix Final Audit Report - Education Construction Governance, opens in new tab
- 5.5c Appendix Final Audit Report - IT Asset Management, opens in new tab
- 5.5d Appendix Final Audit Report - Budget Monitoring, opens in new tab
- 5.6 Council Tax Refunds Covering Paper, opens in new tab
- 5.6a Council Tax Refunds Fraud Control Assurance Review Final Report June 2025, opens in new tab
- 5.6b Appendix 1 Council Tax report 25-01-10 Accounts Commission Chair to Chief Executives - Fraud_cpchecked (003), opens in new tab
- 5.6c Appendix 2 Council Tax report s102_250109_aberdeen_city_council (1)_cpchecked, opens in new tab
- 5.7 Internal Audit Annual Assurance Report 2024-25, opens in new tab
- 5.8 Counter Fraud Annual Report 2024-25, opens in new tab
- 5.9 EQA Covering Paper, opens in new tab
- 5.9a EQA Midlothian Council Internal Audit Service Final Report, opens in new tab
- 5.10 Cover report - Draft Annual Governance Statement 2024-25, opens in new tab
- 5.10a Draft MLC Annual Governance Statement 2024-25 - June Audit Committee Version, opens in new tab
- 5.11 - Risk Management Update Report Strategic Risk Profile Quarter 4 2425, opens in new tab
- 5.11a - Strategic Risk Profile 2024-25 Q4, opens in new tab
- 5.3 Unaudited Annual Accounts 2024_25, report by Chief Financial Officer and Section 95 Officer, opens in new tab
 
																									 
																									 
																									 
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