Issue - meetings

to note the content of the report and endorse the recommendations for improvement as agreed by the relevant Cluster.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Internal Auditor which presented an audit in relation to Vehicle Usage which was undertaken to provide assurance that adequate procedures were in place to effectively mange the Council’s vehicle fleet.

In response to a question relating to grey fleet and whether this area would always be a risk to the Council regardless of how good the system was to monitor the details, the Interim Chief Internal Auditor advised that it was a balance between the risk and the level of risk the Council were prepared to accept.

In response to a question relating to business cases for the usage of vehicles out with normal working hours and whether the date of 31 October 2021 was too soon to have the actions completed, the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services advised that the business cases provided the justification for staff to take vehicles home, such as small vans, and meant that staff could start work from home and finish at home resulting in less depot space required.  He further advised that the cluster were producing a standardised template for the business case and that he expected this to be complete by the dates provided.

The Committee resolved:-

to note the content of the report and endorse the recommendations for improvement as agreed by the relevant Cluster.