Issue - meetings

(Chief Internal Auditor) To consider the attached report (AGC-006-2015/16).

The Chief Internal Auditor presented a report on the Annual Governance Statement for 2014/15.

The Committee was reminded that it had agreed the Annual Governance Statement at its last meeting in June 2015; however, following a review by the External Auditors, it had been agreed to enlarge the Proposed Actions table from two actions to four, to include two further control weaknesses identified in 2014/15. These were Contract Standing Orders and Sundry Debtors. No other changes had been made other than that previously requested by the Committee. The Committee was requested to approve the revised Statement, so that it could be published as part of the Statutory Statement of Accounts.

The Committee requested more information on the “…robust whistle blowing policy…” at a future meeting, and agreed the revised Annual Governance Statement for 2014/15.

Resolved:

(1)        That the revised Annual Governance Statement for 2014/15 be approved; and

(2)        That further information on the Council’s ‘Whistle Blowing’ Policy be provided to the Committee at  a future meeting.