Agenda item - Formal approval of the Annual Governance Statement 2023-2024

RESOLVED –

That the Audit, Standards, and General Purposes Committee:

1)       Approve the Annual Governance Statement 2023-2024 in

Appendix 1. Once approved, the AGS will be signed by the City Council’s Leader and the Chief Executive before publication alongside the City Council’s Accounts.

11.1    The Committee considered the report of the Director of Corporate Services that provided members with an Annual Governance Statement (AGS) to report publicly on the extent to which it complies with its own code of governance. The report directly supports the Council Plan Outcome 4: A responsive council with well-run services – Good governance and financial resilience.

11.2    Councillors Atkinson, Grimshaw, and Shanks asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

11.3    RESOLVED –

That the Audit, Standards, and General Purposes Committee:

1)       Approve the Annual Governance Statement 2023-2024 in Appendix 1. Once approved, the AGS will be signed by the City Council’s Leader and the Chief Executive before publication alongside the City Council’s Accounts.