Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support

Consideration was given to a report advising that the code of corporate governance action plan for 2019/20 has been reviewed and updated along with the content of the code to reflect the governance position within the Council for 2019/20. 

Discussion took place in respect of the incomplete actions contained within Appendix 1 of the report and the progress of the plan to fully digitalise all document and evidence for Local Development Plan 2 “Examination in Public” process.  Mr Jackson agreed to seek clarity from the Head of Development and Economic Growth as to the progress of this plan and provide an update to the Committee by email. 

The Chief Internal Auditor and the Governance, Risk and Safety Manager undertook to look at the best way to present the findings of the annual review to the Committee in advance of the next Review of Code of Corporate Governance. 

Decision:

The Audit and Scrutiny Committee agreed to:

1.    note the updates in the Action Plan for 2019/20;

2.    approve the content of the revised Code of Corporate Governance for 2019/20;

3.    approve the content of the Action Plan for 2020/21; and

4.    approve the draft statement of governance and internal control for 2019/20.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Governance, Risk and Safety, dated 22 September 2020, submitted.)