Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (and Section 151 Officer).

The attached assurance map is an effective tool providing useful insights for both the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) and members of the Council’s Audit Committee.  By allowing the key decision makers to take appropriate comfort from the assurance provided, these maps maximise the value of that assurance for the whole Stockport Council operational framework.

Audit Committee is requested to note the contents of the 2024/25 Assurance Map.

Officer contact: John Pearsall on 474 4033 or Email: John.pearsall@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Chief Executive (and Section 151 Officer) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which advised the Committee that the assurance map was an effective tool in providing useful insights for both the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) and members of the Council’s Audit Committee.  By allowing the key decision makers to take appropriate comfort from the assurance provided, these maps maximised the value of that assurance for the whole Stockport Council operational framework.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Members requested clarification on how risk categories were defined.

·         The Committee was assured that there was no cause for concern in areas where the control rating was high but the assurance was only deemed to be adequate.

RESOLVED – That the contents of the 2024/25 Assurance Map be noted.