To consider a report on the Annual Governance Statement for 2010/11.

Members received the report which set out the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2010/11.  The Deputy Chief Executive and Commissioner of Communities and Local Democracy advised the Committee that the AGS provided an opportunity for the organisation to review its processes, controls and objectives and to provide assurance to Members, Senior Officers and Stakeholders as to the reliability of its statement of accounts and the probity of its operations.

Particular attention was given to areas that had been identified for further work, including business continuity plans, the recommissioning of Adult Social Care and the NHS reorganisation.

Resolved

i)              that the proposed Annual Governance Statement for 2010/11 be approved;

ii)            that  the Mayor and Chief Executive be given approval to sign the Annual Governance Statement and append the Statement to the Statement of Accounts; and

iii)          that following the review of the Annual Governance Statement by the External Auditors, officers present an action plan to a future meeting of the Audit Committee.