Issue - meetings

to endorse the recommendations for improvement contained in the appendix as agreed by the relevant function.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Internal Auditor which presented an audit on ALEOs Performance and Payments which was undertaken to ensure the Council's commissioning of services through ALEO's

demonstrated Best Value.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee review, discuss and comment on the issues raised within the report and the attached appendix.

In response to a question relating to Aberdeen Heat and Power (AH&P), specifically regarding whether suitable arrangements were in place in terms of gas/electricity costs and payments, the Head of Commercial and Procurement provided assurance that the Council had worked in partnership with AH&P to reflect on their service level agreement in accordance with the appropriate governance process and which had been agreed by their Board in March 2023.

The Committee resolved:-

to endorse the recommendations for improvement contained in the appendix as agreed by the relevant function.