Issue - meetings

This report presents the Annual Governance Statement for the year ended 31 March 2023 for Members’ endorsement.  The Annual Governance Statement is signed by both the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive and accompanies the Statement of Accounts 2022/23.

The report of the Management Team presented the Annual Governance Statement for the year ended 31 March 2023 which was required to be certified by both the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive to accompany the Council’s Statement of Accounts 2022/23.

The Annual Governance Statement had been prepared by way of a self-assessment questionnaire and supporting evidence to demonstrate that there was a sound system of corporate governance in place throughout the organisation.

Members attention was brought to the responsibility of the Audit Committee to provide independent assurance of the adequacy of the risk management framework and associated control environment.

RESOLVED: That the Annual Governance Statement for the year ended 31 March 2023, as set out at Annex 1 to the report, be endorsed.