Councillor Alan Moir (East Dunbartonshire Council); Councillor Alan Lafferty and Councillor Stewart Miller (both East Renfrewshire Council); Bailie Glenn Elder (Glasgow City Council); Councillor Jim Clocherty and Councillor David Wilson (both Inverclyde Council); Councillor Harry Curran (North Lanarkshire Council); Councillor Tom Begg (Renfrewshire Council); and Councillor John Anderson and Councillor Alistair Fulton (both South Lanarkshire Council).

In the absence of the Chair, Councillor Wilson, Vice Convener, presided.

S Tait, Strategic Development Plan Manager and D McDonald, Assistant Strategic Development Plan Manager (both Strategic Development Plan Core Team); H Holland, Executive Officer – Land Planning and Development (East Dunbartonshire Council); G Shankland, Planning & Building Standards Manager (East Renfrewshire Council); S Taylor, Principal Planner (Glasgow City Council); S Jamieson, Head of Regeneration and Planning (Inverclyde Council); K Festorazzi, Senior Accountant and E Currie, Senior Committee Services Officer (both Renfrewshire Council); G Laing, Planning Manager (Strategy and Policy) (North Lanarkshire Council); T Finn, Planning and Building Services Headquarters Manager (South Lanarkshire Council); P Clifford, Planning and Building Standards Manager (West Dunbartonshire Council); and S Afzal, Auditor (Audit Scotland).

Councillor Kenny MacLean (Glasgow City Council); Councillor Agnes Magowan (North Lanarkshire Council); and Councillor Lawrence O’Neill and Councillor Jonathan McColl (both West Dunbartonshire Council).

There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.

Under reference to item 3 of the Minute of the meeting of this Joint Committee held on 14 September 2020, there was submitted a report by the Treasurer and Strategic Development Plan Manager relative to the audited annual accounts 2019/20.

The report intimated that in accordance with the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 the audited accounts required to be approved for signature by the Joint Committee no later than 30 September each year. This year, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, this date had been extended to 30 November 2020.

Section 10 of the regulations required that the Joint Committee consider any report made by the appointed auditor before deciding whether to sign the audited accounts. The findings of the appointed auditor, Audit Scotland, formed Appendix 1 to the report. Details of the one adjustment made to the accounts during the course of the audit were contained in the report.

Following approval, the audited accounts, which formed Appendix 2 to the report, would be signed by the Convener, the Treasurer and the Strategic Development Plan Manager by secure digital signature.

DECIDED: 

(a) That the findings of the 2019/20 audit, as contained in the annual audit report, which formed Appendix 1 to the report, be noted; and

(b) That the audited accounts 2019/20, which formed Appendix 2 to the report, be approved for signature by the Convener, the Treasurer and the Strategic Development Plan Manager.