Issue - meetings

The Section 151 Officer presented the draft Annual Governance Statement at explained the process to Members, who would be able to provide feedback on the report, and the report would be reviewed, and an amended final report would be brought back to Committee in September. She summarised the key changes and updates:

§  The governance framework and risks had been updated, as well as key achievements to reflect the successes of 2023/24.

§  The Internal Audit opinions had been reviewed and revised.

§  The governance action plan was updated to reflect the key governance risks for 2024/25 which included risks relating to the loss of key staff, review of constitution, financial settlement and fraud risk.

§  There was a need to ensure processes were fully documented and succession plans were in place where appropriate to increase resilience, and a Workforce Development Strategy would be produced to detail the importance of this.

RESOLVED that the Draft Annual Governance Statement was noted by the Committee.