Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

1.       That the 2016/17 Annual Governance Statement, attached as Annex 1 to the submitted report be approved and signed by the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive for inclusion in the Statement of Accounts.

2.       That the Audit and Governance Committee continue to monitor the governance environment and report to the Cabinet, Cabinet Member or Select Committees as appropriate.

Reason for Decisions:

There is a statutory duty to annually review and report on governance through an Annual Governance Statement.  The identification of areas for focus and continuous improvement ensures high standards of governance.

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The Annual Governance Statement provides a comprehensive assessment of the Council’s governance arrangements.  Once signed by the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive, the Annual Governance Statement is incorporated in the Statement of Accounts.

Prior to the start of this item, the Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committee was invited to speak. He confirmed that his committee had given detailed consideration of the Annual Governance Statement and overall they were satisfied with it. The committee had requested the inclusion of the following sentence, in the Engagement and Collaboration section:

‘A Board consisting of Leaders from the partner organisations, oversees the operation of MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub).’

He commended the Annual Governance Statement to Cabinet for approval.

RESOLVED:

1.       That the 2016/17 Annual Governance Statement, attached as Annex 1 to the submitted report be approved and signed by the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive for inclusion in the Statement of Accounts.

2.       That the Audit and Governance Committee continue to monitor the governance environment and report to the Cabinet, Cabinet Member or Select Committees as appropriate.

Reason for Decisions:

There is a statutory duty to annually review and report on governance through an Annual Governance Statement.  The identification of areas for focus and continuous improvement ensures high standards of governance.