Issue - meetings

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Members noted the Annual Governance Statement. Members heard that the Council had to approve an Annual Governance Statement (AGS). The purpose of the AGS was to review the effectiveness of the system of internal control. The AGS had to be drawn up to comply with The Accounts and Audit Regulations (England) 2015.

The AGS, after having been approved by the Audit Sub-Committee, would then need to be approved by the General Purposes and Licensing Committee. It would then be signed off by the Leader and by the Interim Chief Executive. The AGS explained how actions had been discharged and identified areas of significant concern. Members were informed that the Code of Corporate Governance had now been updated and had been agreed by the Director of Corporate Services.        

RESOLVED that

1) The Audit Sub Committee note and agree the Annual Governance Statement

2) The Audit Sub-Committee agree to the changes that had been made to the Council’s Code of Corporate Governance