Councillors have been assured that further audits of council-owned buildings are not necessary
A 'fact-finding' review will look at how a Falkirk Council report from 2019 - which seemed to highlight major concerns about the dangerous state of Bo'ness Recreation Centre - was overlooked.
Director of Place, Malcolm Bennie, told members he shared concerns such a major report could have been overlooked and said he had referred the matter to the council's Internal Audit team to look into the circumstances.At the meeting, Cllr McCabe called for council officers to undertake a full audit of all of properties that had previously been managed by the Trust, in case similar problems had been overlooked.
Cllr McCabe was reminded by Provost Robert Bissett he could not revisit the decision to close Bo'ness Rec, which was made by councillors in February. But he said the request for the audit Cllr McCabe was making was unnecessary as the council had already undertaken substantial condition survey reports.The director said it was important to note the most recent condition survey for the Bo'ness Rec had identified the same concerns presented in the 2019 report.
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