Agenda item

A report of the Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud and Assurance was submitted which contained issues identified following the Annual Governance Statement Review (AGR) for 2021/22 and actions carried forward from the previous year’s Annual Governance Statement (AGS). 

A copy of the Annual Governance Statement Action Plan was attached as Appendix 1 to the report, which had been approved alongside the Annual Governance Statement by the Audit and Governance Committee and Full Council in November 2022.

The Action Plan was used to track the progress of the actions identified as necessary to deal with the issues raised through the AGR process.  The Action Plan also provided details of the action required, the lead officer / action officer, anticipated timescales to deliver the actions and the latest update on progress against the actions.

In the ensuing discussion, particular reference was made to the following points:

·            In relation to the ‘Partnership, Relationship and Collaboration Governance (2020/21)’ issue, it was confirmed that the Service Director for Finance was the Corporate Lead for Partnerships and Collaborations.  The Corporate Lead was supported by the Monitoring Officer and fellow colleagues.

·            The Committee requested that a review takes place to update the status of the timescales contained in the Action Plan and revisions presented at a future Audit and Governance Committee meeting.  

RESOLVED

i)           That the report and progress made against each item listed in the Annual Governance Statement Action Plan be noted.

ii)          That the timescales set out in the Annual Governance Statement Action Plan be reviewed and revisions presented at a future meeting of the Audit and Governance Committee.