Issue - meetings

            The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, which sought approval of the draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2019/20.

            It was noted that the AGS, attached to the report at Appendix 1, provided an overview of the governance framework in place for 2019/20. A key aspect of the AGS was the identification of areas where the Council’s governance arrangements would need to be developed.

            The Board was advised that due to COVID-19, the timing for the statutory completion of the AGS had been changed this year as set out in the Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.  The final version of the AGS must be approved by 30 November 2020.

            The report detailed the process followed in producing the AGS; this was noted as being the same as in the previous year, being led by a group of Officers that had key roles in the maintenance and development of the Council’s governance framework. Once approved, the AGS would be signed off by the Council Leader and the Chief Executive.

            RESOLVED: That the Annual Governance Statement 2019/20 be approved.