Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer enclosed.

Chris Moister, Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer presented a report outlining the Annual Governance Statement for the period 2020/21.

The following responses were given to member queries:

- The Director of Governance confirmed that the environment is fully GDPR compliant and that policies are under constant review. He also indicated that the UK had to requalify for GDPR accredited status when it left EU.

-The Shared Service Lead - Transformation and Partnerships indicated that there would be another formal Staff Satisfaction Survey towards the end of the summer.

-The Director of Governance explained that in reference to page 168, budget monitoring – previously monthly monitoring reports were run off for budget holders and their managers but this had stopped. He confirmed that monthly meetings with budget holders and management accountants were now being held.

RESOLVED (unanimously):-

That the Annual Governance Statement be approved as a correct statement of the Council’s governance environment and be recommended to the Leader and Chief Executive for signature.