The Inverclyde Council

Tuesday 28 February 2006 at 4.00 pm

Present:  Provost Rebecchi, Councillors Blair, Forbes, Fyfe, Gallacher, Hill, Hunter, McCormick (M), McCormick (P), Nimmo, Roach,  Snoddy, Stewart and White.

Chair:  Provost Rebecchi presided. 

In attendance:  Depute Chief Executive, Director of  Community Services, Mr A Henderson (for Director of Education Services), Mr G Douglas (for Solicitor to the Council) and Mr R Blackburn (Interim Change Management Support).

Apologies:  Councillors McCabe, McKenzie, Moran, Mitchell, Robertson and Tucker.

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Audit of Best Value and Community  Planning - Consideration of Audit Commission Follow-Up

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There was submitted a report dated 22 February 2006 by the Interim Chief Executive (1) outlining the findings of the Accounts Commission follow-up inspection and (2) specifying the actions taken to date as part of the Council’s Improvement Plan.

Decided:

(1)   that the findings of the Accounts Commission following the Controller of Audit’s Progress Report on the Best Value Audit be noted;

(2)   that the Improvement Plan set out in the appendix to the report be approved as the Council’s response to the findings;  and

(3)   that it be remitted to the Chief Executive to make suitable arrangements for publication of the Council’s decision on the basis of the framework paper circulated at the meeting.