Issue - meetings

The Head of Audit Partnership presented the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Annual Report 2015/16.  It was noted that:

·  The report represented a retrospective review of the activity of the Committee and reflected its terms of reference. It provided assurance that important internal control, governance and risk management issues were being monitored and addressed by the Committee and provided additional assurance to support the Annual Governance Statement.

·  The report also included a refreshed programme of development briefings, to be delivered prior to each meeting of the Committee, designed to complement and provide insight into the types of issues that the Committee would be considering over the course of the year.

The Committee felt that the proposed programme of development briefings represented a comprehensive package to address Members’ needs, but asked the Officers to consider whether the proposed briefing on commissioning, procurement and contracting could be delivered during 2016/17.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Annual Report for 2015/16 be approved.

2.  To RECOMMEND to the COUNCIL:  That the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Annual Report 2015/16, which demonstrates how the Committee discharged its duties during 2015/16, provides assurance that important internal control, governance and risk management issues are being monitored and addressed by the Committee and provides additional assurance to support the Annual Governance Statement, be noted.

3.  That the proposed programme of Member development briefings be approved subject to the Officers considering whether the proposed briefing on commissioning, procurement and contracting can be delivered during 2016/17.