Issue - meetings

This report seeks the Committee’s formal approval of the draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) and the arrangements made for its preparation as part of the 2017/18 financial statements.

The Committee received a report seeking its approval of the draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) and arrangements made for its preparation as part of the 2017/18 financial statements.

The Committee considered the report and Draft AGS 2017/18. The following matter was considered:

a)            Inclusion of changes to Senior Officer structure in section 6 of the AGS. The Committee noted that section 6  of the AGS (“Significant operational events in 2017/18”) did not detail the changes to Senior Officer structure which had been implemented during the year, such as the appointment of a new Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer. The Committee considered that it was not necessary to amend the AGS to record this information, as each post had been successfully filled.

Councillor Hannah Dalton requested that it be recorded in the Minutes that it was her view that section 6 of the AGS should be amended to make reference to the changes in senior officer structure implemented during the year.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Confirmed the adequacy of the arrangements made for preparing the Annual Governance Statement.

(2)          Endorsed the 2017/18 AGS prior to it being certified by the Chief Executive and the Chairman of the Strategy & Resources Committee.

(3)          Agreed to give delegated authority to the Chief Finance Officer to make any required amendments prior to its submission with the Statement of Accounts.