Issue - meetings

To accept and approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2023/24.

DECISION:

To accept and approve the Annual Governance Statement 2023/24

Euros Davies (GwE Head of Service - School Improvement) presented the Governance Statement. ⁠ It was reported that the Accounts and Audit (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 sets fixed requirements on public bodies that operate partnership management arrangements through formal joint committees. It was added that Section 5 of those Regulations requires the Joint Committee to review and approve annually a statement of internal control which would provide a framework for the Joint Committee's operation. Reference was made to the seven governance principles measured, reporting that there are no issues which are considered as being a significant governance issue and that no Governance Issues were identified in 2023/24.
 It was added that the governance arrangements offer strong assurance that GwE's governance arrangements work well.  

          Thanks were expressed for the report.  It was noted that the Statement had already been validated by the Management Board and that the Board monitors governance related issues continuously and therefore it was motioned to approve the Statement, which was seconded.

          IT WAS DECIDED:

To accept and approve the Annual Governance Statement 2023/24.