Managing risks and performance through robust internal control and strong public financial management
Supporting principles
Managing risk
Managing performance
Robust internal control
Managing data
Strong public financial management
Cheshire West and Chester will:
Maintain a strong Audit and Governance Committee which is independent of executive and scrutiny functions
Enable Director of Finance to influence material decisions and provide appropriate advice on levels of reserves and balances to be retained
Ensure risk management is embedded into the culture of the Council with everyone recognising that everyone is responsible for risk management
Ensure arrangements for financial and internal control and management of risk are formally addressed within the annual governance statement
Ensure effective internal control arrangements exist for sound financial management systems and processes.
This will be evidenced by:
Audit and Governance Committee membership and reports
Budget Reports
Risk management reports
Council Plan 2020-24, Recovery and Renewal Plan and Performance Management Framework
Internal Audit Reports
External Audit Reports
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Budget Reports
Risk management reports – quarterly reports to Cabinet and Corporate Leadership Team, detailing Corporate risks
Updates to Service Risk Registers included in quarterly reports
Risk registers incorporated into project management process
Internal audit reports, including reviews of key financial systems
Annual Governance Statement – inclusion of specific questions on risk management and business continuity questions- responses from services used to target audit/finance resource
