Issue - meetings

To receive the final Annual Governance Statement 2022/23.

The committee considered the proposed final Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2022/23 for signature by the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive. Once approved and signed, the AGS would accompany the Statement of Accounts and be published on the Council’s website.

It was proposed that the significant governance issue relating to the safeguarding children’s partnership be removed from future statements as a result of DfE confirmation of systems and processes being in place to protect children and JTAI monitoring being stepped down.

The committee highlighted that the CIPFA review recommended that committee members be given the opportunity to input into the preparation of the Annual Governance Statement. Officers agreed to take this recommendation into consideration once the preparation for the 2023-24 AGS began.

RESOLVED (by majority, 4 in favour, 1 against, 4 abstentions)

That the Audit and Governance Committee approve the Annual Governance Statement 2022-23.

Councillor Rachel Bailey voted against this recommendation. 

RESOLVED (unanimously)

That the Audit and Governance Committee agree the proposed removal of the Cheshire East Safeguarding Children’s Partnership significant issue from future Annual Governance Statements.