Update on the Annual Governance Statement for 2020/21 and New Issues
Minutes:
Consideration was given to a report to:
a) Update the Audit Committee on the progress made to reduce the risk of issues arising for the Council to address, where matters were identified as areas requiring improvement in internal control within the Annual Governance Statement for 2020/21; and
b) Identify new risks which are considered appropriate for potential inclusion in the Annual Governance Statement when it is produced for the financial year 2021/22.
The Committee was reminded that the Council, as part of its Statement of Final Accounts produced an Annual Governance Statement which identified the significant governance issues that the Council needed to consider at the financial year-end to reduce its risk. The report provided an update on such matters.
RESOLVED – That the Committee note the progress made on the issues identified in the Annual Governance Statement and the new issues which have emerged since its production.