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There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the Board’s 2022/23 Annual Report and the Annual Programme 2023/24. The Annual Report was prepared in terms of the Council’s Code of Corporate Governance, which highlighted the issues considered by the Board during the period August 2022 to June 2023.
The report intimated that during the period, the Board examined different topics including the programme of reviews; audit related matters; and annual reports by other bodies. The report advised that in terms of the guidelines for the operation of the Annual Programme, the Board was required to prepare an annual programme of activities. It was noted that the Bulk Items review was currently ongoing but the Neighbour Disputes review had paused due to the Lead Officer leaving his post and an exercise was currently underway to find a replacement Lead Officer.
The report proposed that four reviews go forward as part of the Annual Programme of Reviews for 2023/24 namely: charges for bulk items; neighbour disputes; lack of house and garden maintenance by some tenants and residents; and lead piping in public and private housing in Renfrewshire. It was agreed that these reviews be included in the 2023/24 programme.
DECIDED:
(a) That the Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Board Annual Report 2022/23 be noted;
(b) That it be agreed that four reviews go forward as part of the Annual Programme of Reviews for 2023/24 namely: charges for bulk items uplift for the elderly; neighbour disputes; lack of house and garden maintenance by some tenants and residents; and lead piping in public and private housing in Renfrewshire.