Decision details

The Corporate Performance and Improvement Officer presented Annual Governance Statement (AGS) and Local Code of Corporate Governance for 2021/22.

In response to a Member’s question, the Strategic Director (CF) commented that the determination of what was in the “public interest” in terms of the AGS related to ensuring that the Council had the best possible governance principles in place to act in residents’ best interests, including appropriate and robust controls, whilst recognising that actions could be implemented to achieve continuous improvement.

It was RESOLVED:

1.          That the changes to the Council’s Local Code of Corporate Governance, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved.

2.          That the Council’s 2021/22 Annual Governance Statement, as attached at Appendix 2 to the report, be recommended for approval by the Statement of Accounts Committee.