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Councillor Jacqueline Cameron: Karen Turner: Alan McNiven: Fiona Ralph
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Minute of meeting of the Integration Joint Board Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Committee held on 14 March 2025.
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The Minute of the meeting of the IJB Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Committee held on 14 March 2025 was submitted.
DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Report by Chief Finance Officer.
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The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report relative to the IJB’s Unaudited Annual Governance Statement 2024/25, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report provided an opportunity to provide comment on and approve the Annual Governance Statement and to agree that assurances on the governance framework could be provided to Renfrewshire Council and NHSGGC.
The Chief Finance Officer advised that minor changes had been made to the Annual Government Statement included in the Unaudited Annual Accounts being submitted to the meeting of the IJB to be held on 27 June 2025.
DECIDED: That the draft Annual Governance Statement, as amended, be approved.
Report by Chief Internal Auditor.
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The Interim Chief Internal Auditor submitted a report providing an update on the progress of the Internal Audit Plan for 2025/26, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report also provided an update on the progress of the Internal Audit Plan for 2024/25.
DECIDED: That the progress against the Internal Audit Plan for 2024/25 and 2025/26 be noted.
Report by Chief Internal Auditor.
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The Interim Chief Internal Auditor submitted a report providing a summary of internal audit activity, relevant to the IJB, recently undertaken in partner organisations.
In relation to internal audit activity within Renfrewshire Council, the report provided detail on the audit engagement in relation to a review of the Social Work Case Management System – Eclipse; the utilisation of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System; the independent review undertaken by an external contractor in relation to risk management; and payroll. In relation to internal audit activity within NHSGGC, the report provided detail on the audit review in relation to waiting list management.
DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted.
Report by Chief Internal Auditor.
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The Interim Chief Internal Auditor submitted a report relative to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) publishing a Code of Practice for the Governance of Internal Audit in UK Local Government to support authorities in establishing and maintaining their internal audit arrangements in line with the statutory regulations, a copy of which was appended to the report. The outcomes of the self-assessment exercise by the Interim Chief Internal Auditor and improvement actions were also appended to the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That the results of the self-assessment exercise undertaken to ensure compliance with the CIPFA Code on the Governance of Internal Audit be noted;
(b) That the evidence available to support compliance be noted; and
(c) That the actions to be undertaken to ensure full compliance with the Code be noted.
Report by Chief Internal Auditor.
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The Chief Internal Auditor submitted a report relative to the Internal Audit Annual Report on the IJB for 2024/25, a copy of which was appended to the report.
DECIDED: That the Internal Audit Annual Report for 2024/25 be noted.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
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The Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report seeking approval on the annual review of the Local Code and Sources of Assurance for Governance Arrangements, a copy of which was appended to the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That, following review, the Local Code of Corporate Governance and Sources of Assurance, as appended to the report, be approved; and
(b) That it be noted that any recommendations arising from the annual internal audit would be taken forward by the relevant officers with progress reported back to the IJB Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Committee.
Report by Strategic Lead & Improvement Manager.
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Under reference to item 7 of the Minute of the meeting of this Committee held on 14 March 2025, the Strategic Lead & Improvement Manager submitted a report providing an update on ongoing activity to identify and manage risks and issues and updates made to the IJB’s Risk and Issue Register, a copy of which was appended to the report.
DECIDED: That the updates made to the Risk and Issue Register, as detailed in section 4 of the report, be approved.
Report by Interim Head of Health & Social Care.
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The Interim Head of Health & Social Care submitted a report summarising the findings from the unannounced inspection conducted at Renfrew Care Home on 7 and 9 March 2025 by the Care Inspectorate, a copy of which was appended to the report.
DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.
Report by Interim Chief Officer.
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Under reference to item 6 of the Minute of the meeting of the IJB held on 13 December 2024, the Interim Chief Officer submitted a report which provided an overview of the report published by the Care Inspectorate on the recent joint inspection of Adult Support and Protection in the Renfrewshire Partnership area, a copy of which was appended to the report.
DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.
Report by Interim Head of Health & Social Care.
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The Interim Head of Health & Social Care submitted a report which provided an update on the implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (HCSSA) duties across health services, highlighting the levels of assurance in relation to each duty and the reporting requirements going forward.
DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.
Report by Service Manager (Contracts & Commissioning).
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The Service Manager (Contracts & Commissioning) submitted a report which provided an update on the implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (HCSSA) duties across care services, highlighting the levels of assurance in relation to each duty and the reporting requirements going forward. A copy of the report which would be submitted to the Scottish Government was appended to the report.
DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.
Report by Head of Primary Care Support, NHSGGC.
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The Head of Primary Care Support, NHSGGC submitted a report relative to the Audit Scotland publication ‘General practice: Progress since the 2018 General Medical Services contract’ published in March 2025 and the briefings provided to Chief Officers and HSCP Leads, copies of which were appended to the report.
DECIDED: That the content and findings of the Audit Scotland report on General Medical Services, as appended to the report, and the likelihood that there would be significant developments on General Medical Services over the course of the next six to 12 months be noted.
Report by Chief Finance Officer.
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The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report relative to the Audit Scotland publication ‘Local government budgets 2025/26’ published in May 2025, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report provided an overview of the publication.
DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted.
Report by Chair.
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The Chair submitted a report summarising the work of the Committee undertaken during 2023/24 in response to the recommendations arising from the completion of the CIPFA self-assessment for Audit Committees. The report formed part of the IJB’s wider corporate governance framework and subject to agreement, the report would be submitted to the next meeting of the IJB to be held on 27 June 2025 for approval.
DECIDED: That the content of the report go forward to the IJB for consideration.
Note that the next meeting of this Committee will be held remotely on MS Teams at 10.00 am on 12 September 2025.
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DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of this Committee would be held remotely on MS teams at 10.00 am on 12 September 2025.
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