Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda.

The accuracy of the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee held on 10 September 2019 and the Special Meeting held on 24 September 2019 will be confirmed and the Minutes signed in accordance with Paragraph 7 (1) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Director (Health and Social Care Partnership) on the financial performance of the HSCP to August 2019, including the projected outturn for the 2019-20 financial year  (copy enclosed). 

Submit report by the Executive Director (Interim) (Communities) on the new Audit Scotland approach to Community Empowerment (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Head of Democratic Services on 2018/19 public performance reporting and the draft Annual Public Performance Report 2018/19 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the National Scrutiny Plan, a summary of planned Local Government strategic scrutiny activity (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on progress made by Council Services in implementing the agreed actions from Internal Audit and Corporate Fraud reports as at 30 September 2019 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on progress made in delivering the 2019/20 Internal Audit Plan (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on progress made in delivering the 2019/20 Internal Audit Plan (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) providing a mid-year update on the progress with actions related to the Strategic Risk Register (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Support) on the findings of Internal Audit work completed between August and September 2019 (copy enclosed).

Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent.