84 ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT PDF 31 KB
REPORT OF THE POLICY AND COMMUNITY MANAGER
For the Committee to approve the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for the year 2021/22 and Action Plan.
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Committee approved the amended AGS and Action plan (Appendix A).
REASONS FOR DECISION:
1. The AGS must be considered and approved by this Committee before the approval of the Statement of Accounts under Regulation 6(4)(a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations (‘AAR’ 2015/234).
2. The Committee is the legal body with responsibility for approval of the AGS.
3. Reviewing the AGS Action Plan during 2022-23 will provide the committee with assurances that the Council is examining and where necessary improving its governance arrangements.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 5 minutes 29 seconds
Reuben Ayavoo, Policy and Community Manager presented the report and advised:
· The draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) was presented to the Committee in December 2022.
· In section 5.1, there had been amendments made to principles F and G.
· There was an updated reference to the Ernst & Young external annual report.
Councillor Terry Tyler proposed, Councillor Sean Nolan seconded, and after a vote, it was:
RESOLVED: That the Committee approved the amended AGS and Action plan (Appendix A).
REASONS FOR DECISION:
(1) The AGS must be considered and approved by this Committee before the approval of the Statement of Accounts under Regulation 6(4)(a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations (‘AAR’ 2015/234).
(2) The Committee is the legal body with responsibility for approval of the AGS.
(3) Reviewing the AGS Action Plan during 2022-23 will provide the committee with assurances that the Council is examining and where necessary improving its governance arrangements.