Decision details

(i)       in response to the Conveners statement regarding Services not meeting the previously agreed audit timescales to note that the Director of Resources provided an assurance that all Directors and Chief Officers would be held to task on the recommendations contained within audit reports and that the outstanding recommendations would be dealt with as a priority;

(ii)      to note that where Chief Officers had not progressed audit recommendations that they would be instructed to provide a report to the Committee to explain the reasons why the deadlines had not been adhered to;

(iii)      in relation to a question from the Vice Convener regarding the Craft Workers Terms and Conditions audit and whether the issues had been resolved, to note that the Chief Officer Operations and Protective Services advised that there had been no further negotiations with Trade Unions and that he would meet with the Chief Internal Auditor with a view to move the item forward; and

(iv)     to otherwise note the content of the report.