Business Operations and Partnerships Department
Director of Business Operations & Partnerships: Louise Pringle
Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG
Phone: 0141 577 3000
website: www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Date: 16 September 2025
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TO: Councillor Andrew Morrison (Chair), Tony Buchanan (Vice-Chair), Provost Mary
Montague and Councillors Paul Edlin, Annette Ireland, David Macdonald and Gordon
Wallace.

AUDIT AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee will be held in the Council Chamber,
Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG on

Thursday, 25 September 2025 at 1.00pm.

Please note the change of time for this meeting.

The Agenda of business is as listed below.

Yours faithfully
Louise Pringle
LOUISE PRINGLE
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda.

3. CHAIR’S REPORT

4. IMPACT OF TAXATION AND MINIMUM UNIT PRICING ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE; DEBTOR MOVEMENTS BETWEEN YEARS; AND INVESTMENT RETURNS REGARDING
STRATHCLYDE PENSION FUND - CLARIFICATION RECEIVED ON QUERIES RAISED AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Report by Clerk (copy attached, pages 5 - 8).

5. 2024/25 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND DRAFT ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT FOR
EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
Report by Head of Finance (Chief Financial Officer) (copy attached, pages 9 - 228).

6. AMENDMENT TO TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR 2025/26
Report by Head of Finance (Chief Financial Officer) (copy attached, pages 229 - 236).

7. ANNUAL SICKNESS ABSENCE REPORT 2024/25
Report by Director of Business Operations and Partnerships) (copy attached, pages 237
- 242).

8. SUMMARY OF EARLY RETIREMENT/ REDUNDANCY COSTS TO 31 MARCH
2025
Report by Director of Business Operations and Partnerships (copy attached, pages 243
- 246).

9. REVIEW OF STRATEGIC RISK REGISTER
Report by Chief Executive (copy attached, pages 247 - 284).

10. LOCAL EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT – BEST VALUE THEMATIC REPORT –
TRANSFORMATION: HOW COUNCILS ARE REDESIGNING AND DELIVERING MORE EFFICIENT SERVICES TO ACHIEVE PLANNED OUTCOMES
Report by External Auditor (copy attached, pages 285 - 308).

11. NATIONAL EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT – SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT – REDUCING CAR USE
Report by Clerk (copy attached, pages 309 - 316).

A recording of the Committee meeting will be available following the meeting on the
Council’s YouTube Channel

www.youtube.com/user/eastrenfrewshire/videos

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in alternative formats such as large print and Braille. For further information,
please contact Customer First on 0141 577 3001 or email
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You can read available reports/papers on Council webpage here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/audit-and-scrutiny-committee-250925