Issue - meetings

Members considered a report on the draft Annual Governance Statement for 2018/19.

The following points were highlighted:

·         It was proposed that the following four items form part of the action plan for the 2018/19 Annual Governance Statement:

o   Risk management;

o   Peer Review

o   Governance Review

o   Member induction and training

·         The draft statement had been shared with both internal and external audit;

·         In previous years, the Authority had been advised by auditors of the areas that needed to be included in the Annual Governance Statement action plan.  The Authority was now in the position whereby it could look for areas to improve;

·         The content of the strategic risk register was changing; that work was underway with officers and Members.  This work would be completed during the summer, helping to feed the strategy;

·         The committee reviews strategic risks every 6 months;

RESOLVED to note the report.