Description | BUSINESS 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.” 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 Item 14 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 22 March, 2023 (Pages 4-16) 4. Progress with Actions from Previous Audit Committee Meetings. (Pages 17-22) 5. External Quality Assurance (EQA) of Aberdeenshire’s Internal Audit Service. (Pages 23-42) 6. Internal Audit Update Report. (Pages 43-77) 7. Internal Audit Reports. (Pages 78-100) 8. Internal Audit Report (Deferred). (Pages 101-108) 9. Review of Financial Regulations. (Pages 109-112) 10. Strategic Finance Service: Staffing Update. (Pages 113-116) 11. Annual Audit Committee Report 2022/23. (Pages 117-124) 12. Aberdeenshire Self-Evaluation 2022. (Pages 125-146) 13. Initial Outcome of Scrutiny Referral to Business Services Committee Stage 2 Referral: Procurement Compliance. (Pages 147-159) 14. External Audit: Annual Audit Plan 2022/23. (Pages 160-208) 15. Interim Data Protection Officer Report. (Pages 209-214) |