Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: August 28, 2025

Purpose:

Content: Audit Committee reviewed and commented on the draft Annual Governance Statement 2024/25 (Appendix A), the Action Plan for 2025/26 and 2026/27 (Annex 1), the supporting evidence (Annexes 2, 3 and 5) and the Local Code of Corporate Governance (Annex 4,) noting that the final version of the AGS will be presented to the Audit Committee in late 2025 as part of the annual Statement of Accounts 2024/25. They added a recommendation for a governance review of the council plan to ensure that financial sustainability is at the heart of the plan.