(Minute 72)
The report of the Assistant Director Finance was submitted, setting out the proposed Annual Governance Statement that will accompany the Council’s Annual Statement of Accounts for 2011/12. This statement also incorporated the Council’s Code of Corporate Governance which is published on the Council’s website. The Assistant Director drew particular attention to the steps that had been undertaken during the year to further improve the Corporate Governance arrangements.
Scrutiny Committee – Resources considered the report at its meeting on 20 June 2012 and the support of members was noted.
Executive recommended to Council to note and approve the Annual Governance Statement to be included within the Council’s Annual Statement of Accounts for 2011/12.