To seek the view of the committee as to whether the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2024/25 properly reflects the internal control environment the council is operating in and the appropriateness of actions identified to improve.

N.B: Papers to follow.

The Director of Finance (DOF) introduced the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2024/25 a draft of which was presented to the committee in June. The only change made following feedback from the Committee, was additional wording added under core principle G with regards to good practices around transparency to include arrangements for member and public questions.

RESOLVED

The committee approves the Annual Governance Statement.