Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement.
There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Minute of meeting of the IJB Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Committee held on 21 November 2025.
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The Minute of the meeting of the IJB Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Committee held on 21 November 2025 was submitted.
DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Report by Chief Internal Auditor.
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The Chief Internal Auditor submitted a report providing an update on the progress of the Internal Audit Plan for 2025/26, which formed Appendix 1 to the report; a programme of member briefings, which formed Appendix 2 to the report; and seeking agreement for an additional development session for the self-assessment of the operations of this Committee against the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) good practice guidance for local government audit committees.
DECIDED:
(a) That the progress against the Internal Audit Plan for 2025/26 be noted;
(b) That the programme of member briefings, which formed Appendix 2 to the report, be approved; and
(c) That the proposed format for the self-assessment against the CIPFA Audit Committee Guidance be agreed.
Report by Chief Internal Auditor.
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The Chief Internal Auditor submitted a report providing a summary of internal audit reports issued. Appendix 1 to the report provided details of the completed audit engagement for the compliance review of the adequacy and compliance with the Local Code of Corporate Governance with the overall assurance rating and the number of recommendations in each risk category. The committee summary for this audit engagement formed Appendix 2 to the report.
DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.
Report by Chief Internal Auditor.
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The 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 review of the processes in relation to surplus building security. In relation to internal audit activity within NHSGGC, the report provided detail on the audit reviews in relation to waiting list management and risk management.
DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted.
Report by Chief Internal Auditor.
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The Chief Internal Auditor submitted a report relative to the Annual Internal Audit Plan 202627, a copy of which formed Appendix 1 to the report; Appendix 2 to the report provided details of the audit universe and the anticipated coverage over 2026/27 to 2030/31; and Appendix 3 to the report detailed the proposed internal audit assignments, included in Renfrewshire Council’s plan, to be undertaken within adult social care services for 2026/27.
DECIDED:
(a) That the Renfrewshire IJB Internal Audit Plan for 2026/27 be approved; and
(b) That it be noted that the Internal Audit Plan would be shared with Renfrewshire Council and NHSGGC.
Report by Chief Finance Officer.
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The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report relative to the Annual Audit Plan 2025/26 for the IJB which outlined Ernst & Young’s proposed audit approach of the financial records for the year ended 31 March 2026, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report advised that the proposed audit fee for the 2025/26 audit was £35,480, consistent with the fees for all IJBs determined in line with Audit Scotland’s fee setting arrangements.
Grace Scanlin, Ernst & Young, presented the Annual Audit Plan 2025/26 to members.
DECIDED: That the Annual Audit Plan, appended to the report, be noted.
Report by Strategic Lead & Improvement Manager.
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Under reference to item 5 of the Minute of the meeting of this Committee held on 21 November 2025, the Strategic Lead & Improvement Manager submitted a report providing an overview of ongoing work to identify, assess and manage the IJB’s risks and issues and summarising the changes made to the Risk and Issue Register since the last meeting of the IJB. A copy of Renfrewshire IJB’s Risk and Issue Register formed Appendix 1 to the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That the updates made to the Risk and Issue Register, as detailed in section 4 and Appendix 1 of the report, be approved; and
(b) That the update provided in relation to discussions with IJB members to review and update the IJB’s risk appetite statement, as detailed in section 5 of the report, be noted.
Report by Strategic Lead & Improvement Manager.
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The Strategic Lead & Improvement Manager submitted a report providing an update on progress made in developing Renfrewshire HSCP’s business continuity arrangements since the previous report of 14 March 2025. The report also set out the proposed rolling programme of activity and highlighted priority areas for ongoing work. A copy of the rolling programme was appended to the report. It was noted that an interim update would be issued to members in June/July 2026.
DECIDED:
(a) That the progress on Renfrewshire HSCP’s business continuity arrangements since the previous report of 14 March 2025, be noted;
(b) That the rolling programme of activity set out for strengthening local business continuity arrangements be noted; and
(c) That an interim update be issued to members in June/July 2026.
Report by Lead Officer, Communications & Public Affairs.
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The Lead Officer, Communications & Public Affairs submitted a report providing an update on public affairs performance for the period 1 April to 30 September 2025.
DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.
Report by Head of Health & Community Care.
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The Head of Health & Community Care submitted a report providing an update on health & safety compliance for the period 1 July to 31 December 2025.
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 outlining the findings from the full unannounced inspection of the Care at Home service in December 2025 by the Care Inspectorate, a copy of which was appended to the report.
DECIDED: That the performance of the Care at Home service be noted and the key strengths identified by the Care Inspectorate be celebrated.
Report by Chief Finance Officer.
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The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report relative to the Audit Scotland publication ‘NHS in Scotland 2025: Finance and Performance’ published in December 2025, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report provided a summary of the key messages included in the publication.
DECIDED: That the content of the report and the full Audit Scotland report, appended to the report, 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 in Scotland: Financial bulletin 2024/25’ published in January 2026, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report provided a summary of the key messages included in the publication.
DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted.
Report by Chief Finance Officer.
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The Chief Finance Officer submitted a report relative to the Audit Scotland publication ‘Integration Joint Boards: Financial bulletin 2024/25: Finance and Performance’ published in February 2026, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report provided a summary of the key messages included in the publication.
DECIDED: That the content of the report and the full Audit Scotland report, appended to the report, be noted.
Report by Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
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The Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report relative to the Audit Scotland publication ‘Community health and social care: Performance 2025’ published in January 2026, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report provided an overview of the publication, set the context for Renfrewshire and highlighted the ongoing work in this area to address the recommendation in the publication.
DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.
Report by the Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement.
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The Head of Strategic Planning & Health Improvement submitted a report relative to the Audit Scotland publication ‘Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care’ published in January 2026, a copy of which was appended to the report. The report provided an overview of the publication, set the context for Renfrewshire and highlighted the ongoing work in this area to address the recommendations in the publication.
DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted.
Report by Head of Health & Community Care.
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The Head of Health & Community Care submitted a report providing an update on the progress of the improvement plans developed in response to the Learning Reviews for Child 2 and Child 3.
It was noted that Appendix 2 to the report should refer to Child 3 and not Child 2 as stated. Further that an update report would be submitted to a future meeting of the Committee on completion of the improvement plans.
DECIDED:
(a) That the content of the report be noted;
(b) That it be noted that Appendix 2 to the report should refer to Child 3 and not Child 2 as stated; and
(c) That an update report be submitted to a future meeting of the Committee on completion of the improvement plans.
Note that the next meeting of this Committee will be held remotely on MS Teams at 10.00 am on 12 June 2026.
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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 June 2026.