Issue - meetings

Report by Chief Internal Auditor

The Committee gave consideration to a report which provided an update on the recent engagement on potential scrutiny options in order to identify a topic to take forward in the context of the Scrutiny Manual and Framework as part of the Committee’s scrutiny role for 2024-25. 

Decision

The Audit and Scrutiny Committee:-

1.    agreed that the topic for 2024-25 would be a review of the Council’s Complaints process based on the responses provided to the Chief Internal Auditor as part of the recent communications with the Committee and in accordance with the agreed process of assessment which is detailed in the Scrutiny Framework and Manual;

2.    appointed Councillor Jim Lynch as the Panel Chair with the new Chair of the Committee, Janice Wason Hall shadowing; and

3.    requested that the Chief Internal Auditor extend an invite to all Members of the Committee seeking nominations for a further two members to form a Scrutiny Panel for the review which will commence within financial year 2024-25. 

(Reference:  Report by Chief Internal Auditor, dated 14 March 2024, submitted)