Agenda item

Joint Report of the Town Clerk and Chief Executive and the Chamberlain.

Members considered a joint report of the Town Clerk and Chamberlain relative to the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2020/21. It was noted that the AGS remained an open document and that the Committee would be asked to delegate authority to the Town Clerk and Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairs of this Committee, to amend the AGS for any relevant significant events or developments that occur prior to the date on which the Statement of Accounts is signed by the Chamberlain.

Members discussed several amendments to the AGS, and the Head of Audit was tasked with taking these forward. It was agreed that an updated version with tracked changes would be presented to Members at the next Committee meeting.

The Chairman said that he would like to see a commitment to consider benchmarking in future AGS.

RESOLVED, that – the updated report be deferred to the next Committee meeting.