What is Governance?

The Governance Framework is the structure which allows the Authority to carry out and deliver its published objectives whilst providing the oversight to ensure that Members and employees abide by the requirements set out in our Code of Corporate Governance. It consists of the systems, controls and procedures that ensure that positive activities are undertaken and that undesirable events are avoided through an assessment of the likelihood and potential impact of the risks faced by the Authority.

The processes being reviewed for this Statement have operated throughout the whole of the financial year ending 31 March 2019 and have remained in operation up to the date of approval of the 2018/19 Statement of Accounts, subject to those changes and additions made during the year as referred to below. An assessment of the effectiveness of the key elements of the framework which are in place to meet the Authority’s responsibilities under the Code of Corporate Governance are set out in the following pages, together with details of any new or revised policies and procedures introduced during the year.