Issue - meetings

Councillor S. Buttar

To consider the Spelthorne Finance Peer Review Action Plan.

Cabinet considered a report on the Spelthorne Finance Peer Review Action Plan.

Cabinet noted that officers, in consultation with the Leader and the two Deputy Leaders of the Council, had worked up a draft action plan identifying how they would address each of the 26 recommendations that came out of the LGA Finance Peer Review and that progress would be regularly reported to both the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee and the Audit Committee.

Alternative options considered and rejected by the Cabinet:

There were no alternative options considered.

Resolved to

1)    approve the draft Action Plan, which will be maintained as a living document;

2)    recommend that regular progress updates are provided to the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee.

Reasons for decision:

Effective management of its finances underpins everything the Council does. Addressing the Peer Review’s recommendations will help support effective financial management.