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Following the Local Government Association (LGA) Finance Peer Review, which took place in March 2021, an action plan was developed. As a result of the Review, Full Council agreed in February 2022 a number of changes to financial decision-making procedures and committee responsibilities. This report is an appraisal of the  implementation of those changes one year on and recommends further changes to the Council’s constitution for consideration.

The Council received a report setting out the recommendations of the Standards and Constitution Committee and providing an appraisal of the  implementation of changes to financial decision-making procedures and committee responsibilities as agreed by Full Council in February 2022. The report recommended further changes to the constitution.

Councillor Liz Frost MOVED the recommendation in the report.

Upon being put the recommendation was unanimously CARRIED.

Accordingly, it was resolved to:

(1)          Agree with Standards and Constitution Committee’s recommendation to approve the proposed changes to the constitution set-out in this report.