The Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2018 require us to prepare a statement on internal control.

Like many authorities in Wales, this is referred to as the ‘Annual Governance Statement’. This is a public document that reports on the extent to which we as the Council comply with our own code of governance. 

The Annual Governance Statement reports on the governance arrangements that has been in place at Flintshire County Council during the financial year.

In the Annual Governance Statement, we, the Council:

• Acknowledge our responsibility for ensuring that there is a sound system of governance;
• Summarise the key elements of that governance framework and the roles of those responsible for the development and maintenance of the governance environment;
• Describe how we have monitored and evaluated the effectiveness of our governance arrangements in year, and any planned changes in the coming period;
• Provide details of how we have responded to any issue(s) identified in last year’s governance statement;
• Report on any governance issues identified from this review and provide a commitment to addressing them; and
• In referring to the Council, this includes its group relationship with other entities such as New Homes and Newydd