Issue - meetings

Annual Governance Statement 2012/13

 

 

Meeting: 23/07/2013 - Cabinet (Item 128)

128 ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2012/13 pdf icon PDF 31 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.         The 2012/13 Annual Governance Statement (attached as Annex 1 to the report submitted) be approved and signed by the Leader and the Chief Executive for inclusion in the Statement of Accounts and Annual Report; and

 

2.         The Audit and Governance Committee continue to monitor the governance environment and report to Cabinet as appropriate.

 

Reason for decisions

To comply with the statutory duty to annually review and report on governance and meet best practice through a responsive approach to addressing governance and internal control issues identified.

 

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee]

Minutes:

Surrey County Council has a statutory duty under the Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2011 to publish an Annual Governance Statement (AGS).  The AGS provides a comprehensive assessment of governance arrangements and the internal control environment.  Once signed by the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive, the AGS is incorporated into the Statement of Accounts and the Annual Report.

 

The Chairman advised that he and the Chief Executive had attended the Audit & Governance Committee to answer questions and that the Chairman and the Committee had been satisfied with the Annual Governance Statement. Council’s focus would always be on providing taxpayers with maximum value for money. Robust governance arrangements were important as the organisation looked to achieve further efficiencies through difficult decisions.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1.         The 2012/13 Annual Governance Statement (attached as Annex 1 to the report submitted) be approved and signed by the Leader and the Chief Executive for inclusion in the Statement of Accounts and Annual Report.

 

2.         The Audit and Governance Committee continue to monitor the governance environment and report to Cabinet as appropriate.

 

Reason for decisions

To comply with the statutory duty to annually review and report on governance and meet best practice through a responsive approach to addressing governance and internal control issues identified.