Issue - meetings

Report of Assistant Director Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

Purpose of report

The report sets out the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for the Council for 2024-25 for approval. The AGS summarises the key governance issues for the Council and the actions required to address these. The AGS is required to be approved by those charged with governance, the Accounts Audit & Risk Committee, under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.

Recommendations

The Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee resolves:

1.1     To approve the Annual Governance Statement 2024-25.

1.2     To authorise the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive to sign the Annual Governance Statement on behalf of Cherwell District Council.

Resolved

(1)        That the Annual Governance Statement 2024-25 be approved.

(2)        That the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive be authorised to sign the Annual Governance Statement on behalf of Cherwell District Council.

The Assistant Director Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer submitted a report which set out the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for the Council for 2024-25 for approval.

In introducing the report, the Assistant Director Law and Governance explained that the AGS summarised the key governance issues for the Council and the actions required to address these. The AGS was required to be approved by those charged with governance, the Accounts Audit & Risk Committee, under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.

Resolved

(1)        That the Annual Governance Statement 2024-25 be approved.

(2)        That the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive be authorised to sign the Annual Governance Statement on behalf of Cherwell District Council.