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Governance comprises the arrangements put in place to ensure that the intended outcomes for stakeholders are defined and achieved. To deliver good governance in local government, both the Council and its officers must try to achieve the Council’s objectives while acting in the public interest at all times. Acting in the public interest implies primary consideration of the benefits for society, which should result in positive outcomes for service users and other stakeholders.
Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Framework (CIPFA/Solace, 2016) ‘The Framework’, is designed to help Councils take responsibility for developing and shaping an informed approach to governance, aimed at achieving the highest standards in a measured and proportionate way.
Pembrokeshire County Councils Local Code of Corporate Governance demonstrates its commitment to the principles within the Framework and the sources of assurance that demonstrate compliance.
The CIPFA Financial Management Code (FM Code), sets the standards for financial management in local authorities and is designed to support good practice in financial management to assist local authorities in demonstrating their financial sustainability. Each local authority must demonstrate that the requirements of the FM Code are being satisfied. Demonstrating this compliance with the FM Code is a collective responsibility of elected members, the chief finance officer and professional colleagues in the leadership team. It is for all the senior management team to work with elected members in ensuring compliance with the FM Code and so demonstrate the standard of financial management to be expected of a local authority.
The Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014 require an Authority to conduct a review, at least once a year, of the effectiveness of its system on internal control and include a statement on the review with any published Statement of Accounts. In Pembrokeshire County Council we undertake this review as part of the preparation of the Annual Governance Statement. As part of this process the Extended Leadership Team and Statutory Officers are required to complete an assessment of compliance with expected standards for their areas of responsibility.
The checklist is based on the behaviour and actions that demonstrate good governance in accordance with the principles of the Framework and the FM Code.
Governance comprises the arrangements put in place to ensure that the intended outcomes for stakeholders are defined and achieved. To deliver good governance in local government, both the Council and its officers must try to achieve the Council’s objectives while acting in the public interest at all times. Acting in the public interest implies primary consideration of the benefits for society, which should result in positive outcomes for service users and other stakeholders.
Delivering Good Governance in Local Government: Framework (CIPFA/Solace, 2016) ‘The Framework’, is designed to help Councils take responsibility for developing and shaping an informed approach to governance, aimed at achieving the highest standards in a measured and proportionate way.
Pembrokeshire County Councils Local Code of Corporate Governance demonstrates its commitment to the principles within the Framework and the sources of assurance that demonstrate compliance.
The CIPFA Financial Management Code (FM Code), sets the standards for financial management in local authorities and is designed to support good practice in financial management to assist local authorities in demonstrating their financial sustainability. Each local authority must demonstrate that the requirements of the FM Code are being satisfied. Demonstrating this compliance with the FM Code is a collective responsibility of elected members, the chief finance officer and professional colleagues in the leadership team. It is for all the senior management team to work with elected members in ensuring compliance with the FM Code and so demonstrate the standard of financial management to be expected of a local authority.
The Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014 require an Authority to conduct a review, at least once a year, of the effectiveness of its system on internal control and include a statement on the review with any published Statement of Accounts. In Pembrokeshire County Council we undertake this review as part of the preparation of the Annual Governance Statement. As part of this process the Extended Leadership Team and Statutory Officers are required to complete an assessment of compliance with expected standards for their areas of responsibility.
The checklist is based on the behaviour and actions that demonstrate good governance in accordance with the principles of the Framework and the FM Code.