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AGREED – That the work programme as attached at Appendix 1 to the report COGC/92/24 be agreed, subject to the aforementioned changes.
AGREED – (i) That the Governance and Audit Committee be asked to consider the two areas which had remained amber from last year’s assessment – Leadership & Organisational Culture, and Financial Stability – and to consider what strategies and actions were in place to secure improvement in the future. (ii) Officers consider including examples of the challenge that had been undertaken during the review process in next year’s committee report.
An apology for absence was submitted on behalf of Councillor Jeremy Newton.
AGREED – To sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 17 October 2024.
Members were reminded of their responsibility, under Paragraph 11 of the Members’ Code of Conduct, to declare any interests in relation to any of the business to be transacted at this meeting. The following declaration was made: Agenda Item – 5 - Wrexham Council Self-Assessment Report Councillor Claire Lovett – Personal and non-prejudicial – relative of Council employee. The Councillor remained in the meeting taking part in the discussion thereon.
Decision as recorded
AGREED – That the work programme as attached at Appendix 1 to the report COGC/92/24 be agreed, subject to the aforementioned changes.
The Chief Officer Governance and Customer submitted a report COGC/92/24 which allowed Members to consider the work programme of the Customers, Performance, Resources & Governance Scrutiny Committee attached at Appendix 1. The Scrutiny Facilitator referred the Committee to the changes that had been made to the work programme since the last meeting. The following proposals were put forward and subsequently agreed: · ‘ICT and Digital Strategy 2024-27’ – progress update scheduled for December 2024 meeting. · ‘Savings in Energy Usage and Costs’ – agreed to recommend to the Homes & Environment Scrutiny Committee that that this element of the Change Programme is included in the six monthly monitoring on the Council’s Decarbonisation Plan. AGREED – That the work programme as attached at Appendix 1 to the report COGC/92/24 be agreed, subject to the aforementioned changes.
Decision as recorded
AGREED – (i) That the Governance and Audit Committee be asked to consider the two areas which had remained amber from last year’s assessment – Leadership & Organisational Culture, and Financial Stability – and to consider what strategies and actions were in place to secure improvement in the future. (ii) Officers consider including examples of the challenge that had been undertaken during the review process in next year’s committee report.
(Members declarations of interest in relation to this item are set out in Minute 23 above) The Lead Member Finance and Performance submitted a report presenting the Wrexham Council’s draft Self-Assessment Report as required by the Local Government & Elections (Wales) Act 2021. The report provided an opportunity for the Scrutiny Committee to consider and comment on the draft prior to it being finalised and submitted to the Governance & Audit Committee. The Lead Member introduced the report and responded to questions from Members around each of the Themes and the review process, with input from the relevant Officers. During the ensuing debate, the following issues were raised, in particular: · Clarification on the role of scrutiny and GAC and how any recommendations would be addressed. · Confirmation that the review covered the year 2023-24 and that although some issues had moved in the interim, there was a need to maintain the integrity of the reporting period. · Discussions around the RAYG-ing of Themes – why some had been judged to have improved, and others had remained stable and how those judgements were made. AGREED – (i) That the Governance and Audit Committee be asked to consider the two areas which had remained amber from last year’s assessment – Leadership & Organisational Culture, and Financial Stability – and to consider what strategies and actions were in place to secure improvement in the future. (ii) Officers consider including examples of the challenge that had been undertaken during the review process in next year’s committee report.
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