Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Internal Audit Team Leader presenting the Committee with the finalised Annual Governance Statement for 2016/17 (Appendix A) and accompanying Corporate Governance Framework (Appendix B).

The Committee had before it a report * from the Internal Audit Team Leader presenting it with the finalised Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2016/17 and accompanying Corporate Governance Framework. Relevant legislation with regards to the AGS was listed in the report and the point was emphasised that ‘Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Framework (2016)’ was an update to the 2007 publication and 2016/17 was the first year for which this framework applied. This update had necessitated a number of changes, one being that there were now seven principles of Good Governance instead of six.

Following a review of the sources of assurance and evidence to support the AGS, it was the opinion of the Internal Audit Team Leader that the Council’s control environment was adequate in the 2016/17 financial year.

RESOLVED that the Annual Governance Statement for 2016/17 be approved and that the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council sign the Statement as per the statutory guidance.

(Proposed by the Chairman)

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