Issue - meetings

To note that the Code of Corporate Governance be amended to reflect minor updates to the evidence for all six principles and to reflect the need for the Committee to review the Code annually.

The Committee was informed that the report recommended updates to the Council’s Code of Corporate Governance. Annex 1 to the report was the revised version. Annex 2 listed the proposed changes.

The updates were drafted in consultation with the Monitoring Officer, the Head of Finance and the Head of Legal and Governance and had been considered at meetings of the officer Corporate Governance Group and the Member Governance Task Group.

Overall, the changes were relatively minor, with the addition of new sources of evidence and amending some of the titles of Council policies.

The Audit Committee was responsible for approving any updates each year.

RESOLVED that:

(i)            The Code of Corporate Governance be amended to reflect minor updates to the evidence for all six principles and;

(ii)          The Committee to reviews the Code annually.