Recommendation 21 highlights the need for local authority officials to be mindful of the distinction in roles between them and councillors. This is an important element of the Council's governance, and the Member/Officer Protocol highlights the distinction of roles between officers and councillors. Currently training is being delivered to senior officers initially across the Council on the Protocol and this is covered extensively in the training. Recommendation 21 also recommends that officers do not assume the accuracy of ALEO reports based upon the adoption of a 'one family' approach. The 2016 ALEO report sought to build greater controls to ensure more independent advice from Council officers through the use of Council observers and reporting arrangements. As part of the ALEO framework workstream this will be reviewed and strengthened further. It is recommended that the Council adopt recommendations 20 and 21. Source: Chief Executive's report to Transport and Environment Committee, 16 November 2023. Note: City of Edinburgh Council statuses are drawn from the Chief Executive's report to the Transport and Environment Committee (16 November 2023), referred to the full Council on 14 December 2023. This report appears to have been formally adopted but independent confirmation has not been obtained.