Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Governance Group.

The attached document (Appendix 1) is the final version of the Council’s Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2017/18. The final AGS has been considered by Corporate Leadership Team and the Corporate Governance Group. There has been no material change in governance issues up to the date of this meeting.

The Committee is invited to comment on the report.

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

A report of the Corporate Governance Group was submitted (copies of which had been circulated) outlining the issues facing the Authority which needed to be effectively managed and highlighting areas where protocols were being developed to improve compliance with the Local Code of Corporate Governance.

A Councillor suggested that further consideration be given to the Code of Conduct and in particular the part relating to personal and prejudicial interests whereby Councillors, when considering grant applications from Community Groups for which they are members, are required to declare and leave a meeting. The Borough Treasurer undertook to raise this matter with the Monitoring Officer.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and the Annual Governance Statement 2017/2018 be approved.