Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the Annual Governance Statement for 2012/13.

The Council was required to prepare and publish an Annual Governance Statement (AGS) to meet the statutory requirements set out in Regulation 4 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations.  

The AGS had been amended to take account of Members’ comments from the June meeting of the Committee and from a Members workshop and also to address feedback received in the interim period from Members and officers.

Once finalised the AGS would be published on the Council’s website, along with the Statement of Accounts for members of the public, Members, officers and other stakeholders to view.

Regular updates on progress of the AGS Action Plan would be brought to the Committee during 2013/14.

It was suggested that the Statement be amended on page 11 – 6^th bullet point - the reference to “The first of these reports is scheduled for the September 2013 meeting” be deleted as there was no report regarding the number and outcome of complaints on the meeting’s agenda.

RESOLVED

That the Annual Governance Statement for 2012/13 be approved.