Issue - meetings

Hedd Vaughan Jones (Head of Operations) to present the report.

To accept and approve the Annual Governance Statement.

The report was presented by the Head of Operations.

DECISION

To accept and approve the Annual Governance Statement.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

The Accounting and Audit (Wales) Regulations (as amended) impose specific requirements on public bodies implementing partnership management through formal joint committees.

Regulation 5 requires the Joint Committee to review and approve annually a statement of internal control. The Annual Governance Statement had been prepared in compliance with this requirement. The document had been prepared to offer a framework to the Economic Ambition Board's operation.  ⁠ ⁠

DISCUSSION

The Report was submitted in its annual form confirming that small changes had been made this year in line with the comments and recommendations from the auditors.

It was made explained that the Report presented information on a number of issues to ensure that internal governance was robust and fit for purpose.