Issue - meetings

Report of Assistant Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

Purpose of report

To consider an update on actions from the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2024/2025.

Recommendations

The Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee resolves to:

1.1    Consider and comment on the update on the actions arising from the Annual Governance Statement 2024/2025.

Resolved

(1)        That the update on the actions arising from the Annual Governance Statement 2024/2025 be noted.

The Assistant Director Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer submitted a report to consider an update on actions from the Annual Governance Statement 2024/2025.

In introducing the report, the Assistant Director Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer advised the Committee that the Annual Governance Statement was a key part of the Council’s governance framework as it helped to identify areas that required improvement and ensured transparency and compliance with good governance principles.

In response to a query regarding the status of the implementation of the strategic site management tool the Committee was informed that although the project was behind schedule good progress was now being made on this as part of the Council’s transformation plan.

The Head of Finance undertook to provide more information regarding the mid-point in the financial year forecast overspends in Property, Housing and Wellbeing and Environmental Services.

Resolved

(1)        That the update on the actions arising from the Annual Governance Statement 2024/2025 be noted.