Scrutiny Committee - 20/04/2011

At a MEETING of the SCRUTINY COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 20th April, 2011.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Kevin KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 16th February, 2011 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I SUMMARY OF EXTERNAL INSPECTION REPORTS FOR WHICH ALL GRADES ARE GOOD OR BETTER

There was submitted Report No 109-2011 by the Chief Executive providing a summary of recent inspection reports by the Care Commission and HM Inspectorate of Education which do not require in‑depth scrutiny.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the summaries of recent external inspection reports, all of which received grades of good or better in all areas covered by the inspection; and

(ii) remitted to the Directors of Social Work, Education and Leisure and Communities to ensure that the areas for improvement, requirements and recommendations included in each report were acted upon, both in relation to the particular service inspected and as guidance on good practice for other services.

II SS PETER AND PAULS RC PRIMARY SCHOOL

There was submitted Report No 211-2011 by the Director of Education reporting on the findings of the HMIe Inspection of SS Peter and Paul's RC Primary School.

The Committee, having questioned the Director of Education, agreed to:-

(i) note the contents of the report; and

(ii) instruct the Director of Education to monitor progress towards meeting the areas for improvement contained in the report.

III INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS

There was submitted Report No 199-2011 by the Chief Internal Auditor providing Committee with a summary of the Internal Audit reports finalised since the last meeting of this Committee.

The Committee agreed to note the information contained within the report.

IV PROPOSED RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECT SPEND 2011/2012

After considering Report No 197-2011 by the Director of Finance providing an overview of proposed Risk Management project expenditure for the forthcoming financial year, the Committee approved the expenditure detailed below.

V KEY QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR THE NINE MONTHS TO 31ST DECEMBER, 2010

There was submitted Report No 186-2011 by the Director of Finance advising elected members of the performance of Dundee City Council for the nine months to 31st December, 2010 as defined by the key quarterly performance indicators.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the performance levels for the nine months to 31st December, 2010; and

(ii) remitted to all Chief Officers to review the contents of Appendix 1 as it related to their service and consider if there were any indicators for which performance could be improved in the new financial year.

VI EMPLOYEES

The Committee agreed to record their appreciation in respect of the excellent work carried out by employees within the establishments detailed in this minute and remitted to the Chief Executive to write in appropriate terms.

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 14 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

VII INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS

There was submitted Report No 200-2011 by the Chief Internal Auditor providing Committee with a summary of the Internal Audit reports finalised since the last meeting of this Committee.

The Committee agreed to note the information contained within the report.

VIII GLEBELANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY CLASS

There was submitted Report No 212-2011 by the Director of Education reporting on the findings of the HMIe Inspection of Glebelands Primary School and Nursery Class.

The Committee, having questioned the Director of Education, agreed to:-

(i) note the contents of this report; and

(ii) instruct the Director of Education to monitor progress towards meeting the areas for improvement contained in the report.

IX THE ELMS SECURE AND CLOSE SUPPORT UNIT CARE COMMISSION INSPECTION REPORTS

There was submitted Report No 191-2011 by the Director of Social Work reporting on the findings and gradings awarded by the Care Commission to The Elms Close Support Young Persons' Unit and The Elms Secure Unit.

The Committee, having questioned the Director of Social Work, agreed to:-

(i) note the contents of the report; and

(ii) remit to the Director of Social Work to monitor the continued progress towards improving this service.

Kevin KEENAN, Convener.