Report of the Head of Law and Governance – to follow.

Purpose: to present the 2015/16 Annual Governance Statement for approval (attached as an appendix to the report).

Recommendation: to approve the 2015/16 Annual Governance Statement.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Law and Governance presenting the Annual Governance Statement 2015/16 for approval.

In discussion the Committee made the following observations:

·         Council Sports Pavilions: not all of these had been replaced or refurbished

·         Member Guarantee: some service areas were not meeting the response deadlines and in other areas the response received tended to be a holding message rather than a substantive reply

The Committee resolved to approve the Annual Governance Statement 2015/16.