Issue - meetings

This report presents the Committee with its annual Work Programme.

The Committee received its annual Work Programme.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Roof Repair Audit Item. A Member of the Committee asked about the Roof Repair Audit Item and when it would be presented to the Committee. The Business Assurance Manager confirmed that there is an audit being undertaken on that specific item, and informed the Committee that as soon as the audit has been completed, it will be included in the Internal Audit Progress report produced by SIAP. The Business Assurance Manager informed the Committee that it will likely be presented to the Committee at the July Committee Meeting.

b)            Scrutiny Items. A Member of the Committee commented that they would appreciate more proactive encouragement from the Committee regarding scrutiny items being added to the work programme and future agendas.  Another Member echoed the comments. The Chair noted the comments made by Members and informed the Committee that the scrutiny process is being actively looked at and the recent Corporate Peer Review identified a need to improve the Council’s scrutiny process. The Member asked for the Chair’s view on the scrutiny items suggest. The Chair responded to state that the Committee has a substantial work programme for the upcoming year, and informed the Committee that the items currently listed on the work programme would not all be able to be carried out and delivered in the time frame set out, however Members can suggest scrutiny items for the work programme. The Chair explained to the Committee that the complaints report has been added to the agenda and will remain on future agendas, at the request of the Committee. The Chair informed the Committee that scrutiny items need to be considered on a case-by-case basis with officer workload and involvement in mind.

c)            Agenda Procedure. A Member of the Committee read out the procedure for raising a scrutiny itemand raised concerns that the procedure was not being adhered to. The Chair noted the comments.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved  to;

(4 for, 1 against, and 2 abstaining)

(1)      Note and agree the ongoing Work Programme as presented in Section 2.