Agenda item

Review of Corporate Governance Policies

Report of the Chief Executive

Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder

Minutes:

Councillor N Rushton presented the report setting out a suite of Corporate Governance Policies, which were regularly reviewed and updated to ensure they remained clear and transparent. The Audit and Governance Committee had also reviewed these Policies at their meeting on 22 July 2020 for which the minutes were included as an appendix to the report.

 

Members believed it was important for transparency that reports setting out these policies were published to set out the work undertaken by the Council in these areas.   

 

It was moved by Councillor N Rushton, seconded by Councillor T Gillard and

 

RESOLVED THAT

 

1)    The comments from the Audit and Governance Committee at its meeting on 22 July 2020 be noted.

2)    The Corporate Governance Policies listed in paragraph 2 of the report be approved.

 

Reason for decision: To ensure that the Council has an up to date suite of governance policies in place reflecting the law and best practice.

 

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