Scrutiny Committee - 14/02/2018

At a MEETING of the SCRUTINY COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 14th February, 2018.

Present:-

Depute Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Bailie Kevin KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th December, 2017 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were made.

II EDUCATION SCOTLAND (HMI) INSPECTION OF OUR LADYS RC PRIMARY SCHOOL

There was submitted Report No 53-2018 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service reporting on the findings of the Education Scotland (HMI) Inspection of Our Lady's RC Primary School.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the contents of the report; and

(ii) instructed the Chief Education Officer to monitor progress towards meeting the areas for improvement contained in the report.

III EDUCATION SCOTLAND (HMI) INSPECTION OF MORGAN ACADEMY

There was submitted Report No 52-2018 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service reporting on the findings of the Education Scotland (HMI) Inspection of Morgan Academy.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the contents of the report; and

(ii) instructed the Chief Education Officer to monitor the progress towards meeting the areas for improvement contained in the report.

IV CARE INSPECTORATE INSPECTIONS OF FORRESTER AND DRUMMOND HOUSE AND FAIRBAIRN HOUSE

There was submitted Report No 54-2018 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing a summary of recent external inspection reports which did not require in-depth scrutiny.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the summaries of the inspection reports on Forrester and Drummond House and Fairbairn House each of which received grades of good or better in all areas covered by the inspection; and

(ii) remitted to the Executive Director of Children and Families to ensure that the areas for improvement, requirements and recommendations included in the reports were acted upon, both in relation to the particular services inspected and as guidance on good practice for other services.

V INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS

There was submitted Report No 44-2018 by the Senior Manager, Internal Audit providing the 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.

VI INTERNAL AUDIT CHARTER

There was submitted Report No 46-2018 by the Senior Manager, Internal Audit submitting a revised Internal Audit Charter which had been updated to incorporate minor amendments and reference to the most recent revision of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards (PSIAS).

The Committee agreed to approve the Internal Audit Charter appended to the report.

VII IJB 2016/2017 ANNUAL INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT, 2017/2018 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN ANDINTERNAL AUDIT OUTPUT SHARING PROTOCOL

There was submitted Report No 45-2018 by the Senior Manager, Internal Audit relative to the above.

The Committee:-

(i) noted the contents of the Dundee IJB 2016/2017 Annual Internal Audit Report and 2017/2018 Internal Audit Plan (Extract) appended to the report as Appendices A and B respectively); and

(ii) noted and approved the Internal Output Sharing Protocol appended to the report at Appendix C.

Kevin KEENAN, Convener.