(plus 2 non-voting
Parish Councillors appointed by the Council for a three year term
of office).
Purpose: The promotion and maintenance
of high standards of Councillor and Officer conduct within the
Council, adoption and reviewing the Council’s Annual
Governance Statement; independent assurance of the adequacy of the
financial and risk management framework and the associated control
environment, independent review of the authority’s financial
and non-financial performance to the extent that it affects the
authority’s exposure to risk and weakens the control
environment, and to oversee the financial reporting process.