Issue - meetings

This report provides an update against the BCP Council AGS Action Plan which identified actions to be taken to address the two significant governance issues identified from the legacy councils AGS. These were:

·       Information Governance (legacy Bournemouth and legacy Poole) – the BCP Information Governance Board in scheduled to meet for the first time in February 2020 to determine compliance arrangements

Governance issues raised in the Ofsted Inspection of Children’s Social Services (legacy Bournemouth) – good progress is being made against the ‘Children’s Service Development Improvement Plan’ which is being monitored by senior officers and Councillors.

The Head of Audit and Management Assurance presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'A' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Members were reminded that, at the meeting of the Committee in July 2019, an action plan had been agreed to address two significant identified governance issues and that a progress report had been requested at the January 2020 meeting. These issues had both been inherited from the legacy Councils.

The Committee accordingly received an update report on progress made to date on the two identified issues namely Information Governance and on the issues raised in the Ofsted Inspection of Children’s Social Services. In response to questions, it was explained that membership of the Information Management Board included Corporate and Service Directors supported by Managers where necessary.

RESOLVED

That progress made to address governance issues on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Annual Governance Statement Action Plan 2019/20 be noted.

Voting: Unanimous