Local Code of Corporate Governance

The Council is committed to ensuring good governance principles and management practices are adopted in all business activities to ensure public trust.

The Local Code of Corporate Governance which you can download below provides a public statement that sets out the way in which the Council will meet and demonstrate that commitment. It includes the political arrangements, administrative systems, policies and processes as well as the culture and values that underpin arrangements for the effective:

• Allocation of resources in accordance with agreed policies and priorities
• Sound, transparent and inclusive decision making
• Management of the organisation, performance and accountability for the use of those resources in order to achieve desired outcomes for service users and communities.