Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the content of the audit report;

(ii)      in relation to a question from Councillor Lumsden, to note that the Environment Manager would provide the Committee with details relating to the timescales for transferring the administration to the crematorium;

(iii)      in relation to a question from Councillor Yuill regarding staff working in isolation which may impact working practices, to note that the Chief Executive would provide the Committee with information following the completion of the assurance mapping exercise.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer, Governance which (1) advised that the Communities Housing and Infrastructure Committee at its meeting of 1 November 2016, commissioned a Critical Friend Audit by an external crematoria industry body; and (2) presented the critical friend audit carried out by the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities (FBCA) on 27 November 2017.

The report recommended:

that the Committee note the content of the audit report.

Councillor Lumsden asked when the administration would transfer to staff at the Crematorium, wherein the Environment Manager advised that he would liaise with colleagues and provide a response to the Committee.

The Vice Convener sought an update relating to teams working in isolation and the work being undertaken to ensure they were managed appropriately, wherein the Chief Executive advised that an assurance mapping exercise was being undertaken and that once this had been completed a response would be provided to the Committee.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       in relation to a question from Councillor Lumsden, to note that the Environment Manager would provide the Committee with details relating to the timescales for transferring the administration to the crematorium;

(ii)      in relation to a question from the Vice Convener regarding staff working in isolation which may impact working practices, to note that the Chief Executive would provide the Committee with information following the completion of the assurance mapping exercise; and

(iii)      to otherwise approve the recommendation contained in the report.