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Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee

  • Date: 16 July 2020
  • Time: 10:00 AM
  • Location: online

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1. Standing Items
- Welcome and Apologies
- Declarations of interest
- Minute from meeting held on 06 May 2020 for approval
- Action Log and Matters Arising
- Decisions taken since last Committee
- Decision on taking business in private (Items 7-13)


2. Strategic Workforce Planning Update Report
Report for Discussion provided by the Deputy Chief Constable, Professionalism


3. Internal Audit Reports
a) Demand and Productivity
Report for Discussion presented by the Internal Audit Partner
b) Non Pay Expenditure
Report for Discussion presented by the Internal Audit Partner
c) Annual Report 2019/20
Report for Noting provided by the Internal Audit Partner
d) Data Protection and Retention
Report for Discussion presented by the Internal Audit Partner


4. Audit and Improvement Progress
a) Internal Audit Progress Report
Report for Discussion presented by the Internal Audit Partner
b) Management Progress on Internal Audit Actions
Report for Discussion presented by the Internal Audit Partner
c) Police Scotland Audit and Improvement Recommendation Tracker Q1 Update
Report for Discussion presented by ACC Professionalism and Assurance

d) SPA Audit and Improvement Recommendations Update
Report for Discussion presented by the SPA Interim Chief Executive and the Risk Manager, SPA.


5. Audit Scotland Interim Report
Report for Noting provided by the Audit Scotland Audit Director

6. Governance
a) Role of Audit Sponsor
Report for Discussion presented by the SPA Interim Chief Executive
b) Internal Audit Protocol and Working Practices
Report for Discussion presented by the SPA Interim Chief Executive
c) Police Scotland Organisational Governance Structure
Report for Discussion presented by the ACC Professionalism and Assurance
d) Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee Work plan - Report for Discussion presented by the Chair

The following items will be taken in private:


7. Standing Items
- Minute relating to items held in private on 06 May 2020 for approval
- Minute relating to items held in private on 16 June 2020 for approval
- Action Log and Matters Arising


8. Internal Audit Report: Cyber Security
Report for Discussion presented by the Internal Audit Partner

9. Procurement Improvement Plan Update
Report for Discussion presented by the Procurement Improvement Lead, Police Scotland

10. Stock Management Improvement Plan Update
Report for Discussion presented by the Procurement Improvement Lead, Police Scotland

11. Pre-submission to Scottish Government:
Annual Data Loss and Fraud and Theft Report
Report for Noting provided by the ACC, Professionalism and Assurance

12. Draft Annual Report and Accounts for the Scottish Police Authority for the Year to 31 March 2020
Report for Discussion presented by the SPA Interim Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, Police Scotland

13. Risk Reporting
a) Police Scotland Strategic and Organisational Risk Register
Report for Discussion presented by the Enterprise Risk Manager, Police Scotland
b) SPA Strategic Risk Register
Report for Discussion presented by the Risk Manager, SPA

 

Subject to agreement by the Board at agenda item 1 above, the following Items of business will be considered in private for the reasons noted below:
Items 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 in accordance with the SPA’s Standing Orders section 21.

 


Next meeting

(From the date of this meeting)

15 September 2020

Location : online