Decision details

The Council considered a report presenting a report on Castle Toward which had been prepared and agreed by the Performance Review and Scrutiny Committee at their meeting on 25 February 2016.

Decision

The Council –

·         Noted the level of internal and external scrutiny on the business related to the disposal of Castle Toward, their findings and conclusions.

·         Noted the chronology of activity and reporting to the PRS Committee and their scrutiny of this business and the recommendations as set down in section 4 of their report.

·         Noted the existence within the Council processes of the Working Group charged with looking at the implementation of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and the provisions of part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and associated regulations related to the disposal and transfer of assets.

·         Acknowledged and confirmed the detail in the Council’s current Asset Transfer Policy document and the ongoing work of the above mentioned Working Group and agreed to review this Asset Transfer policy within the work of the proposed SLWG set up to look at future Governance arrangements of the Council.

·         Noted the references by the PRS Committee to State Aid and its future guidance, to capital receipts monitoring reporting and agreed that officers will pick this work up as part of the normal operational activity and monitoring reporting. 

(Reference: Report by Executive Director – Customer Services dated 22 March 2016, submitted; and Notice of Motion by Councillor Ellen Morton, seconded by Councillor Roddy McCuish, tabled)