Corporate Governance Committee

Promoting and maintaining high standards of corporate governance within the authority, ensuring there is an adequate risk management framework in place, that the Council’s performance is properly monitored and there is proper oversight of the financial reporting processes are the responsibility of the Corporate Governance Committee. It considers annual reports from the County Council’s external auditor, Price Waterhouse Coopers, on the results of their audit work. It also reviews the adequacy of corporate governance arrangements and the effectiveness of the Council’ system of internal control. It reviews an annual Statement on Internal Control produced by the Director of Corporate Resources. The Committee’s terms of reference can be found in the Council’s Constitution, and it is supported in its work by the Head of the Internal Audit Section and the Head of Democratic Services.

The Council has adopted the code of corporate governance set out in the CIPFA/SOLACE document “A Keystone for Community Governance”.