Audit and Risk Committee 3rd June 2025

This meeting will be held in public at National Park Headquarters, Carrochan, Carrochan Road, Balloch, G83 8EG from 2.00pm.

This meeting will also be streamed live for Members of the public to observe remotely. The livestream of the public sessions will be available here from 2pm on Tuesday 3rd June.

1. Welcome and Apologies

2. Declarations of Interest

3. Minutes of Meeting held on 4th March 2025

4. Matters Arising

External Audit Reports (Forvis Mazars)

5. External Audit Update

Internal Audit Reports 

6. Audit Glasgow:

• Annual Report 
  • Appendix
• Internal Audit Assurance Report: The Trossachs Explorer Pilot (Final Report) 
  • Appendix

7. Azet’s Audit Plan 2025-26

8. Global Internal Audit Standards Progress Update (verbal update)

Other Reports

9. Corporate Policy Review

• 2024/25 Progress Update (Appendix 1)
• Review Plan 2025/26 (Appendix 2)
• Five-year Review Plan (Appendix 3)

10. Draft Governance Statement

• Appendix 1

11. Annual Report on Best Value 2024/25

• Appendix

12. Any Other Business

13. Date of Next Meeting – Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Confidential

14.  Minutes of Confidential discussion – 4^th  March 2025

15.  Matters Arising from Confidential Minutes

16.  Annual Statements of Assurance

17.  Risk Registers

18. Committee Discussion with Internal / External Audit