Approval of 2025/26 draft Annual Governance Statement

The council approved the draft annual governance statement for 2025/26, which will be signed by the Chief Executive, and the final version will return to the committee after public inspection and external audit.

Audit Committee·2026-05-22·Resolved

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The draft Annual Governance Statement for 2025/26 was approved as a draft to be signed by the Chief Executive, with the final version to be brought back to Committee following public inspection and external audit.

From the minutes

It was moved by Councillor Parsonage, seconded by Councillor La Borde and RESOLVED that: 1. That the 2025/26 draft Annual Governance Statement, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, be approved as a draft, to be signed by the Chief Executive on behalf of the Council; and 2. That following the period of public inspection and external audit, the draft Annual Governance Statement be brought back to this Committee for approval in final form...

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