Agenda and decisions

There were no Declarations of Interest or Transparency Statements.

There was no exempt business.

to approve the minute as a correct record.

to agree the Planner.

to note the detail and updates contained within the report and the two appendices.

Consider and comment on the Unaudited Final Accounts for 2024/25 at Appendix A.

to note the content of Appendix A – Risk, Audit & Performance Remit and Responsibilities – Year End Report and agree that the report provided assurance to the Committee that the Committee was fulfilling its remit and responsibilities as set out in the Terms of Reference.

(i)            to note the contents of the RAPC - Internal Audit Update Report June 2025 (“the Internal Audit Update Report”), as appended at Appendix A, and the work of Internal Audit since the last update; and

(ii)          to note the progress against the approved 2024/25 Internal Audit Plan as detailed in the Internal Audit Update Report.

review, discuss and comment on the issues raised in the report.

(i)            to note the Internal Audit (IA) Annual Report 2024/25 as detailed in Appendix A;

(ii)          to note that the Chief Internal Auditor had confirmed the organisational independence of Internal Audit;

(iii)         to note that there had been no limitation to the scope of Internal Audit work during 2024/25; and

(iv)         to note the progress that management had made with implementing recommendations agreed in Internal Audit reports.

(i)            to approve the 2024-25 annual reports attached as Appendices 1,2 and 3;

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer to submit the 2025-26 Locality Planning Annual Reports to this Committee by June 2026;

(iii)         to note that new Locality Plans would be prepared alongside the new 10 year Local Outcome Improvement Plan during the winter of 2025-26 in a collaborative way with our Locality Empowerment Groups (LEGs) and Priority Neighbourhood Partnerships (PNPs); and

(iv)         to note that the Committee would continue to receive regular updates on locality planning through its regular Performance Report and to the IJB through the Chief Officer’s Report.

(i)            to note the update presented on the PCIP, as outlined in the report; and

(ii)          to note that the annual PCIP Update report was presented to the meeting of the Integration Joint Board at its meeting on 19 November 2024.

to note the Justice Social Work Service Delivery Plan 2025-29 at Appendix 1 of the report.

(i)            to approve the 2023-24 annual report attached as Appendix 1;

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer to submit the 2024-25 Locality Planning Annual Reports to this Committee by June 2026;

(iii)         to note the Committee would continue to receive regular updates through its regular Performance Reports; and

(iv)         to endorse the continued implementation of the Health Improvement Fund as an effective means of delivering on the Partnership’s prevention agenda.

(i)            to endorse the proposed status of the Year 3 Delivery Plan projects following completion of the plan as detailed in Appendix A; and

(ii)          to endorse the proposed approach to performance monitoring for the Year 1 Delivery Plan of the new Strategic Plan, recognising this would adapt over time to ensure it was fit for purpose.

to note the date of the next meeting.

-               COUNCILLOR MARTIN GREIG, Chair.