Issue - meetings

Verbal Update by Martin Caldwell and Councillor Jim Lynch

Martin Caldwell, the Chair of the Community Asset Transfer Review Panel provided a short update in relation to the progress of the review.  He advised that having noted that issues had been raised as part of the Best Value review, the Panel had undertaken a useful session with Audit Scotland and were in the process of pulling together the conclusion of the review, and hoped to be in a position to present it to the Committee at their next meeting in March 2022. 

Councillor Lynch, Chair of the Fly Tipping Review Panel provided a short update in relation to the progress of the review.  He advised that to date only one meeting of the Panel had taken place and that it had not been possible for Councillor Freeman to attend the meeting.  Councillor Lynch requested that Internal Audit forward a note of this meeting to Councillor Freeman and undertook to schedule a further meeting as soon as possible, with an update to be provided to the Committee meeting in March 2022.

Decision

The Audit and Scrutiny Committee agreed to note the contents of the verbal updated by the Chairs of the Scrutiny Panels.