Agenda item

Further to Minute 21 of the meeting held on the 28^th July, 2021, the Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance submitted a report presenting the Authority’s 2020/21 Annual Governance Statement (AGS) as required by the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.  The report, which was presented by Mrs A Salt (Corporate Governance and Assurance Manager), requested the Committee to refer it to the Council for consideration and adoption as part of the process for approving the 2020/21 Statement of Accounts.  A copy of the Statement was appended to the report.

The Corporate Governance and Assurance Manager gave a brief resume of the contents of the Statement and how the review had been undertaken.   The Statement had been updated since its presentation to the July meeting to incorporate appropriate changes.  An Action Plan had been prepared to capture issues raised throughout the review process and this document would form the basis for the Committee monitoring throughout the Year.  The Action Plan was appended as Appendix 1 to the Annual Governance Statement and outlined the items upon which further action was required.  An update of the Action Plan would be submitted to the Committee throughout the year.

RECOMMENDED TO FULL COUNCIL ON THE 25^th NOVEMBER, 2021 that the final Annual Governance Statement 2020/21 be approved and adopted.