Agenda item

R Winter, Head of Internal Audit, Antifraud Assurance and DPO, presented the Draft Annual Governance Statement 2022/23 and stated it was published on the 31^st May alongside the draft accounts. R Winter continued that since the 31^st May there had been refinements and adjustments made as the team liaised with officers to get an updated picture, the final draft would be brought the committee in November alongside the final accounts.

Members queried the information in the report relating to actions being carried forward from previous years. R Winter explained that some actions in the plan had taken longer to complete due to a variety of reasons however from an audit perspective the approach taken with the AGS had been to provide transparency in all areas.

RESOLVED - That Members:

·       Considered and commented on the draft AGS which reflected the governance arrangements in place and the actions arising from the annual governance review process.

·       Agreed that the final AGS would be presented to the Committee at the November meeting alongside the consideration of the statutory statement of accounts, and thereafter to Full Council for approval.

·       Would receive updates on the progress of the actions identified in the AGS action plan at meetings throughout the year.