The Central Durham
Crematorium Joint Committee comprises of 12 Durham County
Councillors and 3 Spennymoor Town Council Councillors. Its main
functions are as follows:
- responsible for
ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law
and proper standards, and that public money is safeguarded and
properly accounted for, and used economically, efficiently and
effectively.
- It also has a
responsibility under the Local Government Act 1999 to make
arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in which
its functions are exercised, having regard to a combination of
economy efficiency and effectiveness.
- responsible for
putting in place proper arrangements for the governance of its
affairs and for ensuring that there is a sound system of internal
control which facilitates the effective exercise of its functions
and which includes arrangements for the management of
risk.