Issue - meetings

The Council is asked to consider changes to the governance of the Capital Programme, in the light of a report by the Governance Committee.

106.1The Council considered changes to the governance of the Capital Programme, in the light of a report from the Governance Committee (pages 159 to 162).

106.2 Resolved –

          That changes for clarification of the governance of the capital programme, as set out in the report, be approved.

Report by the Director of Law and Assurance.

Since the capital governance was approved in December 2015, it has been implemented across all capital programmes and projects.  The experience and learning of the last three years has led to some proposed changes in order to improve the efficiency and transparency of the capital approvals process in the following key areas.  The Committee is asked to consider the changes for recommendation to the County Council.

52.1   Members were informed that since the capital governance was approved in December 2015, it had been implemented across all capital programmes and projects.  The experience and learning of the last three years had led to some proposed changes in order to improve the efficiency and transparency of the capital approvals process in the following key areas.  The Committee was asked to consider a report by the Director of Law and Assurance on a number of changes for recommendation to the County Council (copy appended to the signed minutes).

52.2  Resolved - That changes to the governance of the capital programme, as set out in the report, be endorsed for recommendation to the County Council.