Issue - meetings

The Director of Finance and Support Services submitted a report providing an update on the 2013/14 Annual Governance Statement Action Plan which identified seven measures to enhance the Council’s internal control framework, the detail of which was set out in the report now submitted and supporting Essential Reference Paper. 

The Manager of Corporate Risk referred to the measures which had been introduced in relation to the Shared IT Service.  It was noted that there would be a report back to Audit Committee on 22 January 2014 on this issue.  The Manager of Corporate Risk referred to the good reporting arrangements in place at Hertford Theatre and of the new processes in relation to Section 106 agreements which had been considered in more detail elsewhere on the agenda.

The Manager of Corporate Risk confirmed that he was not proposing to change the Red, Amber, Green, status of any actions.

The Chairman referred to the Review of Assets held by the Council and queried when Members would receive a report.  The Director of Finance and Support Services advised that this was already in hand and anticipated that it would be possible to report back on the matter to Audit Committee on 19 March 2014.  She provided an update in relation to shared partnership working including ICT, printing and business improvement services. 

The Committee received the progress made.

RESOLVED – that the progress made against implementing the action plan contained in the 2012/13 Annual Governance Statement of the report now submitted, be received.