Decision - Draft Annual Governance Statement 2019-20

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Draft Annual Governance Statement 2019-20

Decision Maker: Audit & Standards Committee

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

This report is submitted to the Audit & Standards Committee for their views on how the council has met its legal requirement to review its systems of internal control.

After the meeting the Committee will send its opinion to the Leader of the City Council and the Chief Executive. If both are satisfied, the Annual Governance Statement 2019-20 will be signed and published alongside the City Council's accounts.


Decision:

That the Committee:

 

1)             Review the attached draft AGS and make recommendations to further strengthen governance to the Leader of the City Council and the Chief Executive.

 

2)             Note that the Leader of the City Council and the Chief Executive will be asked to confirm their agreement to the AGS by signing a hard copy of Appendix 1 which will be stored securely.  

 

3)             Note that the AGS once signed by the Leader of the City Council and Chief Executive will be published alongside the council’s Annual Accounts on the Council’s website.

Report author: Jackie Algar

Publication date: 24/07/2020

Date of decision: 21/07/2020

Decided at meeting: 21/07/2020 - Audit & Standards Committee

Accompanying Documents:

 


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