Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Buckley and Larkins.
As the Chairman, Councillor Buckley, was unavailable; the Vice-Chairman, Councillor Hayton, was in the chair. |
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Declarations of Interest 'To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the advice contained within the Declaration of Interest Form attached at the back of this Agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that form and hand it to the Officer clerking the meeting and then take the prescribed course of action.'
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting To approve the Minutes of the Governance and Audit Committee meeting held on 22 June 2016, copy attached. Minutes: Councillor Jaye-Jones proposed, Councillor Campbell seconded and Members agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 22 June 2016. |
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The Draft Annual Governance Statement 2015/16 Additional documents: Minutes: Tim Howes, Director of Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer introduced the report which presented the draft Annual Governance Statement 2015/16 for consideration by the Committee.
Members offered a number of comments and suggestions during consideration of the item which Mr Howes agreed to incorporate into the Statement. Mr Howes also advised that he had received preliminary feedback from Grant Thornton LLP, the Council’s external auditors.
It was proposed by Councillor Campbell, seconded by Councillor Taylor-Smith and Members agreed to accept the draft Annual Governance Statement 2015/16 subject to the inclusion of the changes discussed.
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