Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the workplan for the ALEO Assuracne Hub in 2023 which had been consulted upon with the ALEOs and the relevant Conveners; and

(ii)      to note the Terms of Reference for the ALEO Assurance Hub which had been amended slightly to reflect revisions to the Committee structure and to include bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited within the Hub’s oversight arrangements.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning which  presented the Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEO) Assurance Hub workplan for 2023 including the dates for reporting.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)      note the workplan for the ALEO Assurance Hub in 2023 which had been consulted upon with the ALEOs and the relevant Conveners; and

(b)      note the Terms of Reference for the ALEO Assurance Hub which had been amended slightly to reflect revisions to the Committee structure and to include bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited within the Hub’s oversight arrangements.

In response to a question relating to the ALEO Strategic Partnership, the Chief Officer – Finance advised that the meetings were an opportunity to speak to senior managers in order to get an understanding of the context in which the ALEO’s and the Council were operating to and to get regular updates on the challenges the ALEO’s were experiencing.

In response to a question relating to whether ALEO’s complete Equality Impact Assessments, the Assurance Manager advised that there was not a requirement for ALEO’s to complete these and that as part of the governance arrangements, the Assurance Hub complete checks around  decision making

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.