Issue - meetings
Annual Governance Statement
Meeting: 28/01/2026 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 12.)
12. Annual Governance Statement 2024/2025 
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Report of: Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer)
Purpose of the report: To present the 2024/2025 Annual Governance Statement for approval and to present the refreshed Code of Corporate Governance for approval.
Recommendation(s): That the Committee resolves to:
1. Approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/2025;
2. Note the action plan appended to the Annual Governance Statement and that progress will reported on in 2026; and;
3. Delegate authority to the Director of Law, Governance & Strategy to make any typographical changes to the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25 that may be required before publication on the Council’s website.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 AGS 2425 FINAL, item 12.
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- Appendix 2 Code of Corporate Governance, item 12.
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- Appendix 3 Councillors guide Improvement and assurance framework for local government, item 12.
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- Appendix 4 Improvement and assurance framework for local government, item 12.
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Decision:
The Audit and Governance Committee resolved to:
1. Approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/2025;
2. Note the action plan appended to the Annual Governance Statement and that progress will reported on in 2026; and;
3. Delegate authority to the Director of Law, Governance & Strategy to make any typographical changes to the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25 that may be required before publication on the Council’s website.