Decision details

(i)       to request the Service Lead for the Aberdeen Sports Village to liaise with the ALEO  to relay the concerns of the Committee relating to their Boards contention regarding their ALEO status and the requirement to report to the Committee;

(ii)      to request the Service Lead for Aberdeen Performing Arts to liaise with the ALEO to ensure that the documentation provided was robust and that Business Continuity Planning had been undertaken and documentation provided;

(iii)      to request the Service Lead for Garthdee Alpine Sports to liaise with the ALEO  to relay the Committees concerns about their approach towards Business Continuity Planning and lack of capacity to support the Hubs efforts to provide assurance to the Committee;

(iv)     to note the level of assurance provide by each ALEO on risk management, financial management and governance;

(v)      to note the future oversight arrangements for each ALEO and to further note that this had been predicted on the level of risk to the Council and the level of assurance provided by the ALEO;

(vi)     to instruct the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services to discuss with ALEOs, during the ongoing review of Service Level Agreements, the possibility of holding Board meetings in public where appropriate;

(vii)     to instruct the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services to discuss with ALEOs, during the ongoing review of Service Level Agreements, internal audit arrangements or, where appropriate, the undertaking of audit needs assessments;

(viii)    to note that the Assurance Hub officers will discuss any outstanding issues with representatives of each ALEO with a view to improving the assessment ratings at the next Hub meeting; and

(ix)     to note the update on the Audit Scotland Performance Review of ALEOs.