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To present to the Committee the Council’s Combined Assurance Status Report 2023/2024 (report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) which presented the Council’s Combined Assurance Status Report 2023/24 to the Committee.

The Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) introduced the report and stated that:

• The report was produced with the support of Internal Audit in conjunction with managers across the organisation to detail assurance levels provided by the Council;
• The Combined Assurance Status Report 2023/24 at Appendix A included the following information:
  • Overview of Assurance;
  • Chief Executive’s Summary;
  • Deputy Chief Executives’ Key Messages;
  • Strategic Partnership Working (PSPS delivered services);
  • Key projects;
  • Key partnerships; and
  • Emerging Risks.

Members considered the report and made the following comments:

• Members welcomed the level of detail contained within the report.

• Members acknowledged the importance of the awareness of emerging risks.
  • The Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) responded that risks identified through the Risk Management Framework were relayed to the Internal Audit team who supported the Council in this area.

AGREED:

That after review of the Combined Assurance Status Report 2023/24, the Committee were assured that the findings illustrated that the assurance framework operated effectively as part of the Council’s corporate governance arrangements.