Scrutiny Committee - 17/04/2013

At a MEETING of the SCRUTINY COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 17th April, 2013.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Kevin KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th February, 2013 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were made.

II ARDLER PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY CLASS

There was submitted Report No 167-2013 by the Director of Education reporting on the findings of the HMIe inspection of Ardler Primary School and Nursery Class.

The Committee, having questioned the Director of Education and senior management, agreed to:-

(i) note the contents of the report; and

(ii) instruct the Director of Education to monitor progress towards meeting the areas for improvement contained in the report.

III SUMMARY OF EXTERNAL INSPECTION REPORTS FOR WHICH GRADES ARE GOOD OR BETTER

There was submitted Report No 163-2013 by the Chief Executive providing a summary of recent external inspection reports which did not require in-depth scrutiny.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the summaries of recent inspection reports on East Port House, Drummond House and Balgay Hill Nursery School, which all received grades of good or better in all areas covered by the inspection; and

(ii) remitted to the Directors of Social Work and Education to ensure that the areas for improvement, requirements and recommendations included in the reports were acted upon, both in relation to the particular services inspected and as guidance on good practice for other services.

IV REVIEW OF PREVIOUS YEARS EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT

There was submitted Report No 162-2013 by the Director of Corporate Services providing elected members with an update on the progress on implementing recommendations from previously agreed external audit reports.

The Committee noted the information detailed in the report.

V INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS

There was submitted Report No 185-2013 by the Chief Internal Auditor providing the Committee with a summary of the internal audit reports finalised since the last meeting of this Committee.

The Committee agreed to note the information contained within the report. In addition, in relation to the audit report on occupational road risk, it was remitted to the Director of City Development to prepare guidance for employees who use bicycles at work.

VI CORPORATE PERFORMANCE SELF-ASSESSMENT 2012/2013 - REPORT FOR NINE MONTHS TO 31STDECEMBER, 2012

There was submitted Report No 105-2013 by the Director of Corporate Services advising elected members of the performance of Dundee City Council for the nine months to 31st December, 2012 as defined by the key quarterly performance indicators.

The Committee:-

(i) noted that performance levels for the first nine months to 31st December, 2012 had generally been maintained or improved;

(ii) remitted to all Chief Officers to review the contents of Appendix 1 of the report as it related to their service and consider if there were any indicators for which performance could be improved; and

(iii) remitted to all Chief Officers to also review the quarterly indicators to ensure that those being reported were consistent with those recorded in the new service plans.

Kevin KEENAN, Convener.