Agenda item

The Committee considered a report of the Corporate Director, Resources which presented the draft Annual Governance Statement and a list of significant governance improvements (for copy see file of Minutes).

The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager highlighted how the Council complied with providing assurances on corporate governance and the key actions in place to help deliver the Annual Governance Statement.

Ms Larkin-Bramley asked what other agencies had given assurances as the AGS only mentions Internal and External Audit.  The Risk, Insurance and Governance Manager explained that each Corporate Director and the Assistant Chief Executive give assurances relating to their own service area.  The Chairman added that ‘Other Inspection Agencies’ could be added to the paragraph within the AGS.

Catherine Banks, Mazars suggested that as the Audit Commission were still providing a service until March 2015, the information about the demise of the Audit Commission should be removed from the AGS.

Resolved:

(i)           That the first draft of the Annual Governance Statement for 2013/14 be agreed.

(ii)          That the report be presented to County Council for information.