Issue - meetings

The Council’s Chief Accountant presented the report and outlined the main principles of the CIPFA Financial Management Code (the FM Code) for good financial accounting.   Local Authorities were required to complete a self-assessment of their assessed level of compliance with the standards contained in the FM Code and Members duly considered the completed self-assessment and action plan as outlined at Appendix 1.

RESOLVED

that the Council’s position against the CIPFA Financial Management Code self-assessment requirements and the action plan as presented, be received and noted.