The Internal Audit Consortium Manager submitted a report to present Members with the Annual Governance Statement and associated Action Plan, and to review Council compliance with the Code of Corporate Governance during 2018/19.

The Annual Review of the Code of Corporate Governance, as attached at Appendix A to the officer’s report, showed that compliance had largely been achieved in 2018/19, with areas of partial compliance addressed in the Annual Governance Statement Action Plan, as attached at Appendix D to the officer’s report.

The Annual Governance Statement and associated Action Plan had been presented to Cabinet and the Corporate Management Team and no comments were received.

*RESOLVED –  

1.   That, the Annual Governance Statement, the Annual Governance Statement and Action Plan be approved.

2.   That a review of the Code of Corporate Governance be undertaken in 12 months’ time.

3.   That progress on the Action Plan be monitored by the Corporate Management Team.