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 2018/19 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 2018/19 Action Plan.

The officer explained that 8 issues had been identified as needing action in the AGS action plan and an update was provided in relation to each:

·         No. 1 – in relation to systems needing to provide a full overview of the trigger points for all s106 agreements – progress had been steady and regular meetings held. It had been decided that the in house IT team would develop the necessary software. The committee were informed that the Chairman of Scrutiny wanted to take a look at s106 but would probably wait to do this until the software had been implemented.

·         No. 2 – it was confirmed that Leadership Team had received the Ethics briefing and were considering it for approval. This would be published imminently.

·         No. 3 – the Members Away Day had now taken place.

·         No.4 and 5, had now been completed.

·         No.6 – it was explained that the Standards Working Group had reviewed the report in relation to ‘Standards in Public Life’ and this would be discussed at the Standards Committee the following day.

·         No. 7 – the Single Equalities Policy and Equality Objectives had been discussed by the Community Policy Development that afternoon.

·         No. 8 – on track to be completed according to the identified timescales.

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