Scrutiny Committee - 13/02/2019

At a MEETING of the SCRUTINY COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 13th February, 2019.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Bailie Kevin KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th December, 2018 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were made.

II EXTERNAL INSPECTION REPORT - FORRESTER AND DRUMMOND HOUSE AND MILLVIEW COTTAGE

There was submitted Report No 62-2019 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing an outline of recent external inspection reports of two children's homes which, over four categories of inspection, received grades of Adequate to Very Good.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the summaries of inspection reports on Forrester and Drummond House and Millview Cottage; and

(ii) remitted the Executive Director of Children and Families to ensure that the areas for improvement, requirements and recommendations identified in the inspection reports were acted upon.

III INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS

There was submitted Report No 57-2019 by the Senior Manager - Internal Audit providing the Committee with a summary of the internal audit reports finalised since the last Scrutiny Committee.

The Committee noted the information contained in the report.

IV RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY AND STRATEGY, CORPORATE RISK REGISTER AND RISK MANAGEMENTIMPROVEMENT PLAN

On a reference to Article III of the minute of meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee of 10th December, 2018, there was submitted Report No 58-2019 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services relative to the above.

The Committee:-

(i) noted that the Council's new Risk Management Policy and Strategy document, incorporating Risk Appetite and Risk Assessment Matrices, was approved by the Policy and Resources Committee at its meeting on 10th December, 2018 (Article III, Report No 378-2018, Appendix A refers);

(ii) noted that, following its recent review, the Council's high level Corporate Risk Register was approved by the Policy and Resources Committee at its meeting on 10th December, 2018 (Article III, Report No 378-2018, Appendix B refers);

(iii) noted the revised target dates for actions remaining within the Risk Management Improvement Plan which were agreed by the Policy and Resources Committee on 10th December, 2018 (Article III, Report No 378-2018, Appendix C refers); and

(iv) noted that further Risk Management updates would be provided to Committee in line with the Risk Management Policy and Strategy.

V INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN PROGRESS REPORT

There was submitted Report No 59-2019 by the Senior Manager, Internal Audit providing the Committee with an update on the progress towards delivering the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 Internal Audit Plan.

The Committee noted the information contained within the report.

VI LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SCOTLAND FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2017/2018

There was submitted Report No 36-2019 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services providing the Committee with a summary of the above national report that had been undertaken by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Accounts Commission.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the key messages arising from the Audit Scotland overview report; and

(ii) noted the action points for elected members arising from the Audit Scotland overview report.

Kevin KEENAN, Convener.