Scrutiny Committee - 22/04/2015

At a MEETING of the SCRUTINY COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 22nd April, 2015.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Kevin KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 11th February, 2015 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were made.

II EXTERNAL INSPECTION REPORTS FOR WHICH ALL GRADES ARE GOOD OR BETTER

There was submitted Report No 144-2015 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 Craigie House, Janet Brougham House and the Mackinnon Centre, all of which received grades of good or better in all areas covered by the inspections; and

(ii) remitted to the Director of Social Work to ensure that the areas for improvement 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.

III LOCAL GOVERNMENT BENCHMARKING FRAMEWORK PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Reference was made to Article X of the minute of meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee of 9th March, 2015, wherein the Committee considered and approved Report No 85-2015 by the Chief Executive relative to the above.

The Committee, for their interest:-

(i) noted the results contained in this report;

(ii) remitted to Chief Officers to continue to seek improvement to the indicators contained in this report;

(iii) authorised Officers to publish customised pages of this report on the Council's website to make it widely available; and

(iv) authorised the publication of selected excerpts from this report in the Evening Telegraph to ensure exposure to the Council's stakeholders was maximised.

IV PROPERTY DIVISION PSIF ASSESSMENT

There was submitted Report No 153-2015 by the Director of City Development reporting on the results, key strengths and areas for improvement identified following a self-assessment utilising the Public Service Improvement Framework Model for the Property Division.

The Committee noted the areas for improvement and the Improvement Plan.

V ROAD MAINTENANCE PARTNERSHIP PSIF ASSESSMENT

There was submitted Report No 152-2015 by the Director of City Development reporting on the results, key strengths and areas for improvement identified following a self-assessment utilising the Public Service Improvement Framework Model.

The Committee noted the areas for improvement and the Improvement Plan.

VI CORPORATE PERFORMANCE SELF-ASSESSMENT 2014/2015 - REPORT FOR NINE MONTHS TO 31ST DECEMBER, 2014

There was submitted Report No 134-2015 by the Chief Executive advising elected members of the performance of Dundee City Council for the nine months of the financial year to 31st December, 2014 as defined by the key quarterly performance indicators.

The Committee:-

(i) noted that the performance levels for the first nine months of the financial year had generally been maintained or improved; and

(ii) remitted to all Chief Officers to review the contents of Appendix 1 as it related to their service and consider if there were any indicators for which performance could be improved for the 2015/2016 financial year.

VII INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS

There was submitted Report No 140-2015 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.

VIII INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN 2015/2016

There was submitted Report No 141-2015 by the Chief Internal Auditor relative to the above.

The Committee noted the information contained within the report.

IX EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT - TAYSIDE PENSION FUNDS AUDIT STRATEGY REVIEW AND PLAN 2014/2015

There was submitted Report No 139-2015 by the Director of Corporate Services providing a summary of the responsibilities and approach in respect of the Tayside Pension Funds for 2014/2015.

The Committee noted the information contained within the report.

Kevin KEENAN, Convener.