Issue - meetings

The Chief Executive advised that the report, which followed the visit in October had focused on a number of areas within the Council.  He said the Council was in a strong position but there was still a lot of work to do and the recommendations would be useful in shaping the Council Plan and where work resources were directed in the coming months.  He said although there was no specific action plan the recommendations were being taken forward in a number of ways.

The Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee thanked the Chief Executive for answering their questions at their meeting and, in response to a further question, he advised that although staff were stretched and some agency staff were employed temporarily to fill gaps in workloads and this was regularly monitored.

During a brief discussion, Members congratulated officers and managers for the positive report and high staff morale. At the conclusion of the debate, Members were content to note the findings of the Peer Challenge Follow up Team as detailed in the report.