Agenda item - Annual Governance Statement 2014/15

Report of Interim Executive Director of Finance & Resources (copy attached).

(1)  That the draft Annual Governance Statement (attached as Appendix 1) be approved subject to comments made by members which will be detailed in the minutes.

9.1     The Committee considered a report of the Interim Executive Director Finance & Resources, and Monitoring Officer which presented the draft Annual Governance Statement for 2014/15 following completion of the annual review of the council’s governance arrangements, including its systems of internal control.  The report was presented by the Risk Management Lead. 

9.2     The Risk Management Lead drew attention to the bullet points on page 46 and to the lists of work in progress and new actions set out on page 56 of the agenda.  

9.3     Diane Bushell stated that in future she would like to see a flowchart showing how the Audit & Standards Committee, Officers’ Governance Board, etc. fitted into the process.

9.4     The Risk Management Lead replied that she would work on this suggestion and present it to the Officers’ Governance Board.

9.5     The Interim Executive Director Finance & Resources stated that a great deal of work had gone into producing the report.  It was worth reading in detail.

9.6     Dr Horne stated that there should be some reference in the report to the potential loss in respect of CCI in the annual governance statement.  

9.7     RESOLVED -

(1)  That the draft Annual Governance Statement (attached as Appendix 1) be approved subject to comments made by members as outlined above.