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Members of the Committee heard from the S151 Officer, who introduced the report. It was explained that a legal requirement stated the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) must be published with the Audited Statement of Accounts. It was outlined that the AGS was an assessment and narrative of governance arrangements, and internal controls in place, in the period in which the statement of accounts pertained to. The S151 Officer highlighted the report had been presented to Committee twice prior to the current meeting, with various amendments made in the process.

In response to a request from Members to summarise the latest changes to the report, the S151 Officer outlined that the ‘Our People’ and ‘Our Place’ sections had been updated to detail the Council's achievements, particularly in respect to additional properties in Market Rasen. It was noted that information related to the T24 programme had been updated, alongside updates to the Council’s membership information. The S151 Officer continued, adding that governance risks had also been reviewed.

The Chairman highlighted the impact of incoming key changes to staffing, as well as the uncertainty of future local government changes, both of which would need to be examined in detail.

With no further comments or questions, and after having been moved, seconded and voted upon, it was unanimously

RESOLVED that having reviewed the updated Annual Governance Statement 2023-24, its inclusion in the 2023-24 Financial Statements be approved.