Agenda and decisions

Risk, Audit and Performance Committee - Tuesday, 28th May, 2019 10.00 am

Venue: Meeting Room 4 / 5, Health Village

Contact: Derek Jamieson, tel 01224 523057 or email derjamieson@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Members are requested to intimate any declarations of interest View the background to item 1. View the decision for item 1. Decision: There were no declarations of interest.
2.	Members are requested to determine that any exempt business be considered with the press and public excluded View the background to item 2. View the decision for item 2. Decision: There was no exempt business.
3.	Minute of Previous Meeting of 12 February 2019 PDF 125 KB View the background to item 3. View the decision for item 3. Decision: The Committee resolved:- To approve the minutes of 12 February 2019 as a true record.
4.	Minute of Previous Meeting of 30 April 2019 PDF 92 KB View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. Decision: The Committee resolved:- To approve the minutes of 30 April 2019 as a true record.
5.	Business Planner - for discussion PDF 95 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Decision: The Committee resolved:- (1) to note the current content of the business planner (2) to direct the Chief Officer Finance to review the business planner and consider merging with the Forward Planner whilst retaining visibility of all items to be reported to the Comittee
6.	APS Duties Report PDF 204 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Additional documents: 6.2 APS Duties Review and Year End Report 1819 , item 6. PDF 153 KB Decision: The Committee resolved:- (1) to note the current content of the APS Duties Report (2) Request that the Chief Finance Officer presents this report to the APS on an annual basis at the start of each financial year.
7.	Transformation Programme Monitoring PDF 285 KB View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. Additional documents: 7.2 Transformation Programme Status Report , item 7. PDF 470 KB 7.3 AC@H Evaluation Report_consultation_v2 , item 7. PDF 3 MB 7.4 Final_HoC_Interim_Evaluation_May2019 (3) , item 7. PDF 3 MB 7.5 Leask & Gilmartin 19 - INCA , item 7. PDF 663 KB Decision: The Committee resolved:- to note the information provided in this report.
8.	External Audit Annual Report PDF 218 KB View the background to item 8. View the decision for item 8. Additional documents: 8.2 1819 ACIJB AAR Draft 24 May , item 8. PDF 234 KB Decision: The Committee resolved:- To note the contents of the report
9.	Internal Audit Annual Report 2018/2019 - inc. Outstanding Recommendations PDF 304 KB View the background to item 9. View the decision for item 9. Decision: The Committee resolved:- (1) to note the Internal Audit Annual Report 2018/19, (2) to note that the Chief Internal Auditor has confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit, (3) to note that there has been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2018/19; and (4) to note the progress that management has made with implementing recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.
10.	Internal Audit Plan 2019/2020 PDF 213 KB View the background to item 10. View the decision for item 10. Decision: The Committee resolved:- (1) To approve the Internal Audit Plan for 2019/20 (2) To note that whilst there is limited flexibility to additional requests, these would be considered on a rsik basis.
11.	ACC Internal Audit Report - Criminal Justice PDF 208 KB View the background to item 11. View the decision for item 11. Decision: The Committee resolved:- To note the contnet of the report.
12.	ACC Internal Audit Report - National Care Home Contract PDF 207 KB View the background to item 12. View the decision for item 12. Decision: The Committee resolved:- To note the content of the report.
13.	NHS Internal Audit Reports PDF 222 KB View the background to item 13. View the decision for item 13. Additional documents: 13.2 NHSG - Health Social Care Governance - Final Report - 220319 , item 13. PDF 447 KB 13.3 NHSG - Unscheduled Care Discharges - Final Report - 070319 , item 13. PDF 515 KB 13.4 NHSG - Health Safety Governance - Final Report (Amended) - 250419 , item 13. PDF 473 KB Decision: The Committee resolved:- (1) To note the content of the NHSG Internal Audit Reports, as attached at Appendix A, B & C, and (2) To note the actions and timescales for Aberdeen City, as outlined in the action plan of the NHSG Internal Audit report attached at Appendix A and C.
14.	Audit Scotland - Local Government in Scotland and Safe Guarding Public Money PDF 211 KB View the background to item 14. View the decision for item 14. Additional documents: 14.2 HSCP.19.010 - Appendix A - Local government in Scotland Challenges and performance 2019.pdf 2 , item 14. PDF 841 KB 14.3. Audit Scotland - Safe-guarding public money , item 14. PDF 1 MB Decision: The Committee resolved:- To note the content of both reports
15.	Audited Annual Accounts PDF 218 KB View the background to item 15. View the decision for item 15. Additional documents: 15.2 Signed Letter of Representation 2018-19 , item 15. PDF 186 KB 1. ACHSCP 18.19 Annual Accounts FINAL v3 , item 15. PDF 510 KB Decision: The Committee resolved:- (1) To agree the Integration Joint Board’s Audited Accounts for 2018/19, as attached at appendix A, (2) To instruct Officers to submit the approved audited accounts to NHS Grampian and Aberdeen City Council. (3) Instruct the Chief Finance Officer to sign the representation letter, as attached at appendix B.
16.	Financial Monitoring PDF 314 KB View the background to item 16. View the decision for item 16. Decision: The Committee resolved:- (1) To note this report in relation to the IJB budget and the information on areas of risk and management action that are contained therein, and (2) to note the budget virements indicated in Appendix E.
17.	None Declared View the background to item 17.
18.	Confirmation of Assurance View the background to item 18. View the decision for item 18. Decision: The Chair provided Members with an opportunity to request additional sources of assurance for items on today’s agenda, and thereafter asked the Committee to confirm it had received reasonable assurance to fulfil its duties as outlined within its Terms of Reference. The Committee resolved:- To confirm the receipt of reasonable assurance for items on today’s agenda.