Issue - meetings

The Annual Governance Statement was subject to audit alongside the Statement of Accounts.  Following the 2016/17 audit, the external auditors requested that the statement be amended to ensure compliance with the code.

The Committee noted the following amendments to the 2016/17 Annual Governance statement.

·         From the work undertaken during the 2016/17 year, reasonable assurance can be provided that there is generally a sound system of internal control, designed to meet the organisation’s objectives and that controls are generally applied consistently.  The level of assurance, therefore, remains at a level consistent with the assurance provided in 2015/16 (page 4 of the statement).

·         To the best of our knowledge, the governance arrangements, as defined above, have been effectively operating during the year.  We did not find any matters that needed addressing during our review other than those that were previously identified and on which action has been taken to address (page 11 of the statement).