Agenda
North Lanarkshire Council · 18 May 2023
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AGENDA (1) Declarations of Interest in terms of the Ethical Standards in Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 SCRUTINY RELATED ITEMS (2) Strategic Performance Framework - Performance Reporting Schedule Quarterly Performance Assurance Review (page 5 - 32) Submit report by the Chief Officer (Business and Digital) providing a summary of the cycle 1 performance reports submitted to the Council's Committees in line with the Schedule (copy herewith) (3) In-Depth Scrutiny on the Provision of a Payment Solution for Tower Laundries (page 33 - 38) Submit report by the Chief Officer (Housing Management) responding to the Panel's request for additional information in respect of the Provision of a Payment Solution for tower Laundries with Electrolux Professional Services (copy herewith) (4) In-Depth Review of Supported Businesses (page 39 - 50) Submit report by the Chief Officers (Asset and Procurement), (Place), and (Education - South) providing the Panel with an in-depth scrutiny review process that has been carried out to address matters and questions raised regarding the Council's governance, support, business functions and operational processes used, to facilitate the involvement of Supported Businesses in its procurement and enterprise development activity (copy herewith) AUDIT RELATED ITEMS (5) Audit and Risk-Related Items: Action Log (page 51 - 54) Submit report by the Chief Officer (Audit and Risk) allowing Members to track implementation of outstanding requests and recommendations made by the Panel in respect of adult and risk- related items (copy herewith) (6) Audit Scotland - Annual Audit Plan 2022-23 (page 55 - 80) Submit report by the Chief Officer (Audit and Risk) providing Members with sight of the Annual Audit Plan 2022-23 received from Audit Scotland, the Council's appointed external auditors (copy herewith) (7) Internal Audit Progress Report (page 81 - 140) Submit report by the Chief Officer (Audit and Risk) (1) providing an overview of Internal Audit activity, and (2) reporting the results of internal Audit outputs finalised since the last update to the Panel in February 2023 (copy herewith) (8) Internal Audit: Follow-Up of Actions previously agreed by Management in response to Audit Recommendations (page 141 - 154) Submit report by the Chief Officer of Audit and Risk updating the Panel on the results of Internal Audit's follow-up work reviewing the extent to which Management have implemented actions previously committed to in response to previous Internal and External Audit recommendations (copy herewith)
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2 (9) Internal Audit Annual Plan 2023-24 (page 155 - 176) Submit report by the Chief Officer (Audit and Risk) seeking approval of the proposed Internal Audit Plan 2023-24 (copy herewith) RISK MANAGEMENT RELATED ITEMS (10) Risk Management Update (page 177 - 186) Submit report by the Chief Officer (Audit and Risk) providing a brief overview of key risk management developments since the most recent update report to the Panel in February 2023 (copy herewith) (11) Review of Corporate Risk: Educational Outcome - Raising Attainment and Closing the Attainment Gap (page 187 - 198) Submit report by the Chief Officer (Education - South) (1) identifying a corporate risk that current strategies and approaches do not improve attainment and achievement levels and/or do not reduce the poverty related attainment gap (Excellence and Equity), and (2) providing an overview of the current risk environment as set out and assessed within the draft Deep Dive document attached at Appendix 1 to the report (copy herewith) Reports called for at the previous Audit and Scrutiny Panel Meeting of 16 February 23 (12) Use of Teaching Supply Staff (page 199 - 206) Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) providing information regarding an audit exercise carried out on short and long term supply teaching staff to provide assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Council's key controls and management arrangements associated with ensuring that teaching supply staff are recruited and employed in a manner consistent with the Council's legal obligations, the approved Devolved School Management scheme, the Council's Financial Regulations and corporate budget monitoring and control arrangements (copy herewith) (13) Mandatory Learning (page 207 - 216) Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) providing information to support the Council in ensuring that staff are aware of, and fully understand, key statutory and legislative requirements associated with the Council, and that they must complete six mandatory e- learning modules on a two-yearly basis (copy herewith) (14) Pre-Employment Checks (page 217 - 222) Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) providing information regarding (1) actions which are now underway to identify where an employee has previously been employed by the Council, and (2) the relevant checks which can be undertaken to lawfully be used to assess their suitability or otherwise to be re-employed in a similar or other capacity (copy herewith)