Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Group Manager for Performance, Governance and Data Security providing the Committee with an update on progress made against the Annual Governance Statement 2016/17 Action Plan.

The Committee had before it, and NOTED, a report * from the Group Manager for Performance, Governance and Data Security providing it with an update on progress made against the Annual Governance Statement 2016/17 Action Plan.

The contents of the report were outlined with particular reference to the following:

·         With regard to balancing feedback from more active stakeholder groups to ensure inclusivity and the need to have processes in place for dealing with competing demands on the budget from the community it was explained that a new Communication & Consultation Manager had been appointed to address these and other issues. However, she was very new in post therefore the deadline for addressing these particular issues had been moved from December 2017 to March 2018.

·         A lot of work was happening in relation to GDPR.

Discussion took place with regard to ethics awareness in staff induction training and it not specifically being included at the present time although expected behaviours were included. A new training module was being written which would address this issue.

Note: * Report previously circulated; copy attached to the signed minutes.