Agenda item
Audit & Governance	12 September 2023
Report of the Director of Governance

Draft Annual Governance Statement 2022/23                

Summary

1. The draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2022/23 is now available on the council’s website.  As this draft statement was not available until later in July, the accounts inspection period was extended to meet the statutory 30 working days requirement for the accounts being open for inspection by residents. In future the draft AGS will be published with the annual accounts.

2. The Statement attached at Annex A is a draft and will continue to be updated for any further comments or issues.  A final version will be presented to this committee, along with the statement of accounts, once external audit have completed their work.

Recommendations

3. (a) Audit & Governance Committee note and comment on the draft Annual Governance Statement attached at Annex A

          Reason:  To ensure that Members have had the opportunity to review the draft Annual Governance Statement.

Consultation

4. Internally officers across the council have been consulted on and contributed to the draft Annual Governance Statement. 

Options

5. As this is a statutory requirement, no options are presented as part of this report.

Implications

6. The implications are

· Financial – there are no financial implications to this report. 

· Human Resources - there are no human resource implications to this report.

· Equalities - there are no equality implications to this report.

· Legal - there are no legal implications to this report.

· Crime and Disorder - there are no crime and disorder implications to this report.

· Information Technology - there are no information technology implications to this report.

· Property –there are no property implications to this report.

· Other – there are no other implications to this report.

Risk Management

7. Areas of risk identified throughout the production of the AGS are monitored and managed on an ongoing basis. 

Contact Details
Author:	Chief Officer responsible for the report:
Bryn Roberts Director of Governance	Bryn Roberts Director of Governance
	Report approved (on behalf of Bryn Roberts)	x	04.09.23
Specialist Implications Officer(s) None
Wards Affected:			All	√

For further information, please contact the author of this report

Background Working Papers

Local Code of Corporate Governance

Annexes

A. Draft Annual Governance Statement 2022/23