Draft ARC Minutes 19 June 2026

This document contains the minutes from the Cairngorms National Park Authority’s Audit and Risk Committee meeting on 19 June 2026. The committee approved previous minutes and reviewed the 2025/2026 internal audit report, which included an overall opinion on internal controls, benchmarking, and follow-up actions. They also discussed an internal audit of IT disaster recovery, focusing on making IT more robust and improving cyber security, and a review of the complaints procedure, aiming for clear processes while managing inappropriate complaints. Updates were provided on the 2025/2026 external audit, strategic risk registers, and the draft annual procurement report. A significant part of the meeting was dedicated to the development of the Cairngorms 2030 Communities Fund, where the committee discussed its innovative design, community involvement approach, monitoring plans, and risk management. Finally, the committee considered the draft governance statement and an update on information requests and complaints, with their next meeting set for 2 October 2026.