The Cabinet considered Minute No. 43 of the Audit and Risk Management Committee held on 22 November 2010 as follows:

“Further to minute 31 (28 September, 2010) the Director of Technical Services gave an update to the Committee and submitted the Action Plan in relation to the Parks and Countryside Services Procurement Exercise (PACSPE).

A Member commented on the lateness of this report and the fact that he had only just received a copy that evening

The Action Plan listed the lessons learnt from theHESPE/PIDA along with the key actions, owners, timescale and progress.

Responding to Members’ comments, the Interim Head of Technical Services explained the use of the RAG (Red/Amber/Green) status system. Actions were ‘green’ if they were work in progress and still on target, they became ‘amber’ if there was slippage on timescale.

With the permission of the Chair, the Leader of the Council addressed the Committee and commented that the Committee could take comfort from the lessons learnt and key actions which were now in place to address these lessons with the responsibilities and accountabilities built in. Better project management was now being carried out on a corporate basis.

The Director commented that the Action Plan gave officers the security of knowing that they were following best practice and focused the whole organisation on delivering.”

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet notes the progress on the Action Plan and the Audit and Risk Management Committee be thanked for its hard work in this regard.