The Senior Policy and Programme Manager introduced the report and responded to members’ questions thereon.
Members congratulated council officers on achieving a good level of general governance as outlined in the report.
RESOLVED:
1. That the annual governance statement for 2023/24 be approved for inclusion in the Annual Financial Report 2023/24, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.
2. That the issues arising, and actions identified in Appendix 1 be noted and that progress against the actions be brought back to the Audit and Governance Committee as an appendix to the quarterly governance monitoring report.