The Corporate Governance Statement
5.1 Each year the Council will publish an Annual Governance Statement. This will provide an overall assessment of the Council’s Corporate Governance arrangements and an appraisal of the key controls in place to manage the Council’s principal governance risks. The Statement will also provide details of where improvements need to be made4.
5.2 The Annual Governance Statement will be published as part of the Council’s Annual Statement of Accounts and will be audited by our External Auditors.
4 Incorporating the Council’s duties to publish an Annual Governance Statement in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (Amended).