Issue - meetings

Report by Chief Internal Auditor

Following a request at the previous meeting, that the Chief Internal Auditor carry out an initial scoping for a possible scrutiny topic relating to Rothesay Pavilion, the Committee gave consideration to a report providing the background and presenting an outline of an indicative scope and setting out some further factors for consideration. 

Decision:

The Audit and Scrutiny Committee:

1.    considered the indicative scope and objectives of a scrutiny review of the process followed to assess the Rothesay Pavilion business case;

2.    considered the factors highlighted which may reduce the capacity of the scrutiny process to be robust and well evidenced;

3.    considered an alternative area of focus relating to guidance on the award of external funding and review of future business cases;

4.    agreed that a review should be conducted on the pre-decision scrutiny of a business case with reference to the newly updated Following the Public Pound guidance and the work being carried out by the Asset Management Board, using as context the knowledge of what happened in Rothesay Pavilion; and

5.    agreed that this be included within the scope of the 2020/21 Scrutiny Plan. 

(Ref:  Report by Chief Internal Auditor, dated 17 March 2020, submitted.)