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Ms Gunn highlighted a future item for discussion relating to Home to School Transport contracts that were transferring to a new provider. Stephen Gwillym, Principal Overview and Scrutiny Officer noted that the committee had received an update to the last meeting and the committee would continue to receive updates.  He added that in relation to procurement, discussions were taking place around the role of Overview and Scrutiny regarding the management of risk oversight and the relationship of Overview and Scrutiny and Audit and their respective roles in overseeing risks.  He assured members that Overview and Scrutiny was mindful of risks and all overview and scrutiny reports included an implications appendix to address risk of the item being considered.

Jim Murray, Head of Education and Skills added that an update was given on the resource that was put into working on procurement with suppliers with a particular focus on the work streams. Providers felt they were in a strong position to bargain on price, however a closer look at the quality of these high price services was required.