Issue - meetings

To consider the Local Code of Corporate Governance and Draft Annual Governance Statement 2021/22.

The Internal Audit Manager summarised her report. She explained that the format was as per last year and that there was an obligation for the Local Code and Draft Annual Governance Statement to be published with the Statement of Accounts for auditing by BDO, the External Auditor.

In response to various questions on the Annual Governance Statement, she highlighted the Internal Audit Opinion at Paragraph 4.5 and the Areas for Improvement at Paragraph 4.9 as being UNSL, the Control Environment, the Review of Corporate Risk Management, the Counter Fraud Strategy Action Plan and the Financial Management Code. She said that the actions would be reviewed and brought back to GAP during the year.

The Chair thanked the Internal Audit Manager for her reports.

RESOLVED to approve the Local Code of Corporate Governance 2022 and the Draft Annual Governance Statement 2021/22 for publication with the Statement of Accounts.