Committee details

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