Issue - meetings

To consider Local Code of Corporate Governance: Delivering Good Governance in Wokingham Borough Council.

The Committee received the Local Code of Corporate Governance: Delivering Good Governance in Wokingham Borough Council.

During the discussion of this item the following points were made:

·         Catherine Hickman informed Members that the adoption of the Code would enable the production of the Annual Governance Statement to move to an exception basis, provide greater transparency and make the code a living document that demonstrated good governance through a practical alignment with the Council’s activities.

·         Councillor Rowland asked for assurance that the proposed approach was more efficient than the current.  Paul Ohsan-Ellis commented that the current Annual Governance Statement contained a lot of narrative and information that was available elsewhere such as on the Council’s website.

RESOLVED:  That the Local Code of Corporate Governance: Delivering Good Governance in Wokingham Borough Council be approved.