Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Members received a report of the Town Clerk seeking approval to the Annual Governance Statement.  The Chairman asked Members to contact the report author directly in respect of any minor grammatical errors. 

During the discussion, the following amendments were suggested:

• Future work programme – declarations of interest are reviewed annually, not just in 2017.
• Information Management - to include cyber security.
• Health and Wellbeing – include a reference to the City of London Corporation’s timely responses following the Grenfell Tower fire; noting the 2 reports which the Audit and Risk Management Committee  had received.
• Mandatory Risk Management training for the top 120 managers – include the  courses which are run monthly for all staff throughout the year

RESOLVED, that:

·       The AGS, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved for signing by the Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee and the Town Clerk and Chief Executive, subject to the above comments.

·       The AGS to be published alongside the 2017/18 City Fund and Pension Funds Statement of Accounts;

·       The future work programme in paragraph 80 of the AGS, to improve the governance framework, be noted; and

·       Authority be delegated to the Town Clerk and Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairmen of the Audit  and Risk Management Committee, to amend the AGS for any significant events or developments, relating to the governance arrangements, that occur prior to the date on which the Statement of Accounts is signed by the Chamberlain.