Report of the Interim Head of Finance enabling the Committee to agree the Annual Governance Statement for inclusion in the 2019/20 Draft Statement of Accounts.

The committee received a report of the Interim Head of Finance asking the committee to agree the Annual Governance Statement.  The Interim Head of Finance introduced the report.

                   He advised that the Annual Governance Statement was an annual requirement.  There had been no significant issues in 2019/20 and there was nothing to monitor going forward.  If agreed, the Annual Governance Statement would be included in the Statement of Accounts in November.

                        The Interim Head of Finance concluded by providing the background to the Local Code of Governance and he outlined the associated criteria that applied.

                   RESOLVED –

                   1.      that the committee considers and approves the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) attached at Appendix 1, the 2019/20 AGS Action Plane attached at Appendix 2 and the Local Code of Governance attached Appendix 3.

                   2.      that, subject to any changes required prior to their signing, the AGS be included in the Statement of Accounts for 2019/20.