Audit committee

The role of the Audit committee is to:

  • Support the accountable officer and Agency Chief Executive Richard Dennis by overseeing and reviewing the risk, control and governance processes established and the associated assurance processes through constructive challenge
  • Test the way in which the assurances are developed and the management priorities and approaches behind those assurances, in order to guarantee that the assurances are reliable and functioning
  • Assist the accountable officer in reviewing the sources of assurance annually

The committee will meet at least four times per year with one meeting being timed in advance of annual accounts being signed to hear any representations by Grant Thornton. The committee may invite other individuals to attend for specific agenda issues and may also hold closed meetings involving only committee members when required.

The Chair or the Chief Executive may convene further meetings to discuss particular issues on which they require the committee's advice. Reports and minutes will be passed to The Advisory Board. 

Further information can be found in the Audit committee terms of reference.

 


Members

Chair

 
Laura murphy Non-executive board member
   

Members

Ian Waugh Independent external committee member
Richard Maconachie Independent external committee member
Christine Sinclair Independent external committee member
Simon Gill Independent external committee member
   

In Attendance

 
Richard Dennis Chief Executive
John Cook Executive Director - Case Operations
Amanda Dowse Head of Finance
Stuart Riddell Business Support Manager
Steven Taylor Head of Digital
Stephanie Harold Audit Scotland - auditors
Gary Gibb Scottish Government internal audit
Jim Montgomery Scottish Government internal audit
Fiona Henry Secretary

 


Agenda & minutes

2023
 7 February 2023 Agenda  
2022

 8 November 2022

Agenda Minutes

 23 August 2022

  Minutes

 10 May 2022

Agenda  

 8 February 2022

Agenda

  Minutes