Governance Committee - 29 July 2026

Business Part One

1. Appointment of Chair
2. Appointment of Deputy Chair
3. Apologies – To receive and record apologies from members of the Authority who cannot attend.
4. Minutes – To confirm the Minutes of the Committee meeting held on 15 April 2026.
5. Chair’s Announcements
   The Chair to announce to all attendees –
   • the fire safety instructions; and
   • the meeting is being livestreamed and a digital recording of the meeting is made.
6. Declarations of Interest – Members should declare any registrable interests or disclosable pecuniary interests and state the nature of those interests so it can be recorded in the minutes.  These interests are described in the Code of Conduct adopted by the Authority on 20 October 2021.
7. Questions – To answer any questions raised under Standing Order 16(2) relating to the business of the Committee.
8. Public Participation – There are no public questions, petitions or deputations relating to the business of the Committee for this meeting.
9. External Audit update
10. FOI Requests and ICO Complaints from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
11. Complaints received from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
12. Complaints made to the Local Government Ombudsman from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
13. Complaints received against members from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026

The Committee will consider the following RESOLUTION:

Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items.  This is because exempt information, as defined in Schedule 12A of the Act, may be disclosed during discussions.

Business Part Two

14. Internal audit update