Meeting details

• Audit Committee (from 27 January 2017)
• Audit Committee 29/06/2022
• 29 June 2022 - 10:15AM
• Committee Room 5 (with virtual attendees), Woodhill House, Aberdeen
• Contact: Alison Mcleod alison.mcleod4@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Agenda Items

0 - Recording of Meeting

Morning Session Items 1-9

Afternoon Session Items 10-15

1 - Sederunt and Declaration of Members’ Interests

2A - Statement on Equalities

Consider, and if so decided, adopt the following:- “In line with the Council’s legal duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Committee, in making decisions on the attached reports, shall have due regard to the need to:-

(i)       eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation;

(ii)       advance equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and

(iii)        foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.”

02 Equalities Agenda Note.pdf

2B - Resolution

Consider, and if so decided, adopt the following resolution: - That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded from the Meeting for Items 16 and 17 of the business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the class described in Paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

3 - Minute of Meeting of Audit Committee 31 March, 2022

03 Draft Minute Audit 31 03 2022.pdf

4 - Progress with Actions from Previous Audit Committee Meetings

04 Progress with Actions June 2022.pdf

5 - Future Meeting Arrangements

05 Report on Meeting Arrangements - Audit 29 06 2022.pdf

6 - Internal Audit Annual Report 2021-22

06 Internal Audit Annual Report - Aberdeenshire Council.pdf

7 - Internal Audit Reports (Public)

07 IA Reports Public.pdf

8 - Unaudited Annual Accounts 2021/22 for Aberdeenshire Council and its Charitable Trusts

08 Unaudited Accounts 2021-22 - Audit Committee (002).pdf

8a - Unaudited Annual Accounts 2021/22 for Aberdeenshire Council and its Charitable Trusts - Appendix

08a Aberdeenshire Council Annual Accounts - 2021-22 - Draft Accounts-.pdf

9 - Local Government Benchmarking Framework Report – 2020-21

09 LGBF 2020-21 (1).pdf

10 - Corporate Improvement Plan Quarterly Update

10 Corporate Improvement Plan Quarterly Update Report.pdf

11 - Audit Scotland: Local Government in Scotland - Financial Overview 2020/21

11 Audit Scotland Financial Overview 2020-21.pdf

12 - Aberdeenshire Self-Evaluation 2022.

12 Annual Self-Evaluation 2022.pdf

13 - Annual Governance Statement 2021/22

13 Annual Governance Statement Report.pdf

14 - Annual Audit Committee Report 2021/22

14 Annual Audit Committee Report 2021-22.pdf

15 - External Audit – 2021/22 Audit - Review of Outstanding Audit Recommendations

15 Review of outstanding audit recommendations.pdf

ITEMS WHICH THE COMMITTEE MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WITH THE PRESS AND PUBLIC EXCLUDED

(EXEMPT) 16 - Internal Audit Reports – IA Report 2202.

(EXEMPT) 17 - Information & Cyber Security Annual Report

Committee Chair and Vice Chair

Committee members

Substitute Members

Audit Committee (from 27 January 2017)