Agenda item

Joint Report of the Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Climate Change and Interim Corporate Director of Resources and Treasurer to the Joint Committee.

The Joint Committee considered a Joint Report of the Corporate Director of Resources (Interim) and Treasurer to the Joint Committee and the Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Climate Change which provided details of the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for the year April 2020 to March 2021 (for copy see file of minutes).

The Finance Manager, Neighbourhoods and Climate Change, Philip Curran noted that the AGS was attached at Appendix 2 of the report and was required to be considered and approved in advance of the approval of the accounts for the financial year ending 31 March 2021.  He explained that the AGS demonstrated how the Joint Committee reviews the effectiveness of its system of internal control and therefore complied the requirements of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.  It was added that there were seven assertions within the AGS relating to governance arrangements and the report set out how the Joint Committee had complied with each assertion, providing Members with assurance that governance arrangements were sound and operating effectively.

Resolved:

(i)        The content of the 2020/21 Annual Governance Statement is

noted.

(ii)       The Chair and Treasurer approve and sign the 2020/21 Annual

Governance Statement as part of the consideration of the Joint

Committees Annual Governance and Accountability Return for the

financial year ended 31 March 2021.