Audit Committee

Thursday 28 October 2004 at 3.00 pm

Present:  Councillors Hill, McCabe, Roach, Robertson, Stewart and White.

Chair:    Councillor McCabe presided.

In attendance:  The Chief Executive, Director of Corporate Services, Mr S Jamieson (Economic Development Service), Head of Property Services, Director of Legal & Support Services and Chief Internal Auditor.

Apologies:  Councillor McCormick (M).

The following paragraphs have been submitted for information only having been dealt with under powers delegated to the Committee.

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External Audit Reports

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There was submitted a report dated 11 October 2004 by the Director of Corporate Services advising of the reports produced by Audit Scotland in the period since the last  Audit Committee meeting.

Decided:  that the contents of the report be noted and that external auditors action plans be included in the next report.

761

Internal Audit Quarterly Report

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There was submitted a report by the Chief Internal Auditor on the monitoring report on internal audit activity to 30 September 2004.

Decided:  that the progress made by Internal Audit in the reporting period be noted and that the tendering procedures as laid out in paragraph 2.4 be adopted.

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 14 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

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Internal Audit - Quarterly Report:  Appendix

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There was submitted an appendix to the Internal Audit quarterly monitoring report to 30 September 2004 providing details of three audits.

Decided:  that the action as detailed in the reports be endorsed.