Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Governance Group.

The Action Plan outlines the key governance issues currently facing the Council along with agreed controls put in place to manage the issue.  A quarterly update is provided via communication and challenge to nominated officers specified by the Corporate Governance Group.

The Committee is invited to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: John Pearsall on Tel: 0161 474 4033 or email: john.pearsall@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Governance Group submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing for comment the Council’s Annual Governance Action Plan arising for the current Annual Governance statement. The plan outlined the key governance issues facing the Council and agreed controls put in place to manage those issues.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Councillors noted the governance issues and discussed the progress made in respect to Information Governance (IG) and notably the response to the new General Data Protection Regulations. The Committee welcomed the efforts being made to enable the Council to meet the requirements that come into force in May 2018.

·         Councillors felt assured at the support being to support phase 2 of the Digital by Design reforms.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.