Audit Committee

Thursday 28 September 2006 at 10.00 am

Present:  Councillors Blair, Hill, McCabe, Moran and Robertson.

Chair:  Councillor McCabe presided.

In attendance:  Chief Executive, Director of Community Services, Director of Education Services, Mr H McNeilly (for Solicitor to the Council) and Chief Financial Officer.

Present Also:  Mrs A Cassels, Ms E Boyd and Mr D Richardson, Audit Scotland.

Apologies:  Councillors Mitchell, Nimmo and Stewart.

The following paragraph is submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Committee.

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Intimation of Matters Arising - 2005/06 Annual Accounts

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There were submitted (a) report by the Chief Financial Officer providing background on the purpose of the Letter to Members from Audit Scotland on the 2005/06 Annual Accounts and (b) appending letter dated 25 September 2005 from Audit Scotland highlighting the main matters arising in respect of the prior year’s accounts.

(Councillor Blair entered the meeting during consideration of this item of business).

Decided:

(1)  that the contents of the report and the letter from Audit Scotland be noted and that an action plan be developed on the basis of the letter and the more substantial Members Letter awaited from Audit Scotland; and

(2)  that the Committee extend thanks to all staff involved in securing a qualification free set of accounts and also to Mrs Cassels and her team.

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 items of business on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the respective paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act as are set opposite each item.

Item                                                                                                         Paragraph(s)

Funding for Care Package for 3 Individuals                                    3 & 8