Council considered the Annual Governance Statement for 2019/20 (circulated previously).  The Monitoring Officer advised that the flowchart on page 11 had now been updated to reflect the committee arrangements and a copy had been published as a supplementary document.  He advised that the Governance Committee at its meeting on 8th September 2020 had recommended approval.

Councillor Roome reported the recommendations of the Governance Committee held on 8th September 2020 and advised that it had been a challenging year for all Local Authorities and in particular thanked the Finance team for its hard work in administering grants to support the economy.

It was moved by Councillor Roome and seconded by Councillor Biederman “that the Annual Governance Statement for 2019/20 be approved”.

RESOLVED that the Annual Governance Statement for 2019/20 be approved.