Scrutiny And Audit Committee - 22/04/2026

At a MEETING of the SCRUTINY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 22nd April, 2026.

 

Present:-

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON	Kevin KEENAN	Derek SCOTT
	Fraser MACPHERSON

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jimmy BLACK	Stewart HUNTER	George McIRVINE (for Helen WRIGHT)
	Lynne SHORT

 

Bailie Kevin KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of the Scrutiny and Audit Committee of 4th February, 2026 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

(A) SCRUTINY REPORT ITEMS

 

II INSPECTION OF BALLUMBIE PRIMARY SCHOOL AND EARLY YEARS CENTRE

 

There was submitted Report No 104-2026 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service, reporting on the findings of the Education Scotland, His Majestys Inspectors of Education (HMI), inspection visit to Ballumbie Primary School and Early Years Centre in January, 2026.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the findings and key messages of the external inspection; and

 

(ii) to note the arrangements in place to monitor progress towards meeting the areas for improvement outlined in the report.

 

III INSPECTION OF CRAIGIEBARNS PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY CLASS

 

There was submitted Report No 105-2026 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service, reporting on the findings of His Majestys Inspectors of Education (HMI), inspection visit to Craigiebarns Primary School and Nursery Class and the findings of the shared inspection by HMIE and the Care Inspectorate of Craigiebarns Nursery Class in November, 2025.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the findings and key messages of the external inspection; and

 

(ii) to note the arrangements in place to monitor progress towards meeting the areas for improvement outlined in the report.

 

(B) AUDIT REPORT ITEMS

 

IV INTERNAL AUDIT REPORTS

 

There was submitted Report No 92-2026 by the Chief Internal Auditor, submitting a summary of the Internal Audit Reports finalised since the last Scrutiny and Audit Committee.

 

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

 

V INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN UPDATE AND PROGRESS REPORT

 

There was submitted Report No 93-2026 by the Chief Internal Auditor providing an update on the progress towards delivering the 2025/2026 Internal Audit Plan; the audit from previous years plans that were not completed in June, 2025, and information about the number of open internal audit recommendations.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the progress with the Internal Audit Plan;

 

(ii) to the changes in the plan noted at Sections 4.2 and 4.3; and

 

(iii) to note progress with the implementation of agreed internal audit recommendations.

 

VI 2026/2027 INTERNAL AUDIT PLAN

 

There was submitted Report No 91-2026 by the Chief Internal Auditor submitting a summary of the Internal Audit Plan for the 2026/2027 financial year.

 

The Committee agreed to review and approve the 2026/2027 Internal Audit Plan as detailed at Appendix A to the report.

 

VII AUDIT SCOTLAND ANNUAL AUDIT PLANS 2025/2026

 

There was submitted Report No 97-2026 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, describing how Audit Scotland would deliver the audit of Dundee City Council and the Dundee City Council Section 106 Charities for the year ending 31st March, 2026.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the information included in the reports for Dundee City Council and Dundee City Council Section 106 Charities respectively; and

 

(ii) to note that the outcome of the 2025/2026 audits would be reported to the Scrutiny and Audit Committee on 23rd September, 2026.

 

VIII ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE OF INTERNAL AUDIT

 

There was submitted Report No 94-2026 by the Chief Internal Auditor, discussing the options for obtaining the external quality assurance review of Internal Audits conformance with auditing standards (EQA) and seeking agreement to the proposal that the Council continued to be part of the Scottish Local Authority Chief Internal Auditors Group (SLACIAG) peer review process.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to continue with the current arrangement for the EQA; and

 

(ii) to note that the Chief Internal Auditor would engage with SLACIAG to arrange the review in due course.

 

IX AUDIT SCOTLAND - BEST VALUE THEMATIC REVIEW 2025/2026

 

There was submitted Report No 107-2026 by the Chief Executive, presenting Audit Scotlands report on the outcome of their Best Value Thematic Review for 2025/2026 on Asset Management.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the findings and recommendations in the report which was attached to the report as Appendix I; and

 

(ii) to note that the actions in the Improvement Plan would be included in the service plans for City Development and Neighbourhood Services until completed.

 

 

 

 

Kevin KEENAN, Convener.