The key
roles of the Governance and Standards Committee are:
- To raise
awareness of the need for internal control and the implementation
of audit recommendations.
- To
reinforce the importance of internal and external
audit.
- To
review the adequacy of the council's risk management
framework.
- To
scrutinise the financial and non-financial performance and oversees
the financial reporting process
- To
monitor the effectiveness and make recommendations regarding
the constitution.
The
committee reports directly to Full Council and meets every six
weeks. See meetings, agendas and minutes for
more information