Agenda item

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Governance which provided assurance on the risk management, financial management and governance arrangements of Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) within the ALEO Assurance Hub’s terms of reference.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee -

(a)      note the level of assurance provided by each ALEO on risk management, financial management and governance;

(b)      note that Assurance Hub officers and ALEO Service Leads would discuss any outstanding issues identified in the appendices and identified at the Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee with ALEO representatives, with a view to further improving the assessment ratings at the next Hub meeting; and

(c)      note the intention to incorporate each ALEO into training on emergency response and recovery and PREVENT, to enable ALEOs to support the Council in meeting its statutory obligations.

The Assurance Manager advised that on page 42, Appendix F, under the Risk section the following text was not viewable “The level of assurance gained in respect to BAC’s audit activities is “high” as programme of auditing is comprehensive and the three lines of defence are well established. There is visibility on audit recommendations through the Board”.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note the update provided in relation to the missing text at Appendix F within the Risk section;

(ii)      to note that the Assurance Manager would discuss with the ALEO’s whether they found the Assurance Hub process to helpful and add the feedback to the next scheduled report to this Committee; and

(iii)      to otherwise approve the recommendations contained in the report.