Agenda

To take any questions or statements from members of the Public.

To receive declarations of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or other registrable or non-registrable interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

The Committee is asked to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on the 19 March 2026 (attached) and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

This report provides an overview of the council’s performance at the end of the financial year with respect to its ongoing annual plan 2024/25 actions, key performance indicators, corporate risks, committee risks, and annual governance statement actions.

This report provides the annual review of complaints received and decisions made by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) between April 2025 and March 2026 inclusive, including details of two complaints upheld by the LGO. This report also provides an update on data breaches and the way the council handles data complaints as a result of updated legislation.

The Annual Governance Statement (“Statement”) is an important document which provides assurance concerning the Council’s governance arrangements, both financial and non-financial. It is prepared on an annual basis for inclusion in the Statement of Accounts.

In accordance with the Council’s Scheme of Delegation to officers, this report sets out urgent decisions taken by officers in consultation with committee Chairs for the period 3 June 2025 to 10 June 2026. This report also includes an Appendix 2, which sets out the process followed by Urgent Decision 158.

This report sets out the Council’s approach to improving transparency and lessons learned from prior year external audit findings.

This report presents the Committee with its rolling annual Work Programme.

The purpose of this paper is to present the Annual Internal Audit Conclusion for 2025-26 (Appendix 1) in accordance with the requirements of the Global Internal Audit Standards.