Council Governance

Good governance leads to good management, good performance, good stewardship of public money, good public engagement and, ultimately, good outcomes for citizens and service users. Good governance enables an authority to pursue its vision effectively as well as underpinning that vision with mechanisms for control and management of risk.

This page brings together many of the key documents, policies and processes that underpin the Council's governance arrangements. Just click the links below to open the associated documents, many of which are searchable.

Council Priorities and Funding

• Council’s Corporate Recovery Plan
• Councils Published Values - Fair, Supportive and Effective  (Inside cover of Corporate Plan 2)
• Council Budget
• Council’s Medium Term Financial Plan
• Council's Service and Resource Planning
• Council’s Well-Being Objectives
• Annual Service Plans and Team Plans  (published annually in April each year)
• Annual Statement of Accounts
• Councils Annual Performance Report  (published by 31st October each year) 

Council Decision-Making

• Executive Scheme of Delegation
• Contract Standing Orders (Appendix 16 of the Constitution)
• Committee Minutes, Agendas & Reports
• Webcasting Portal (Visual record of decision making and scrutiny meetings)
• Overview and Scrutiny Function
• Scrutiny Handbook

Communication and Engagement

• Get Involved consultations
• Corporate Complaints process

Governance

• Annual Governance Statement
• Code of Corporate Governance
• Collaboration Framework
• Corporate Governance Officer Group - Terms of Reference
• Whistleblowing Policy (Appendix 18 of the Constitution)
• Whistleblowing Policy for School Based Staff
• The Employee Code of Conduct (Appendix 15 of the Constitution)
• Anti Fraud & Corruption Strategy
• Audit Committee
• Regulators Reports

Elected Councillors, their support and codes

• Codes of member conduct (Appendices 1 of the Constitution)
• WLGA Member Development Charter
• Local protocol and procedure (Appendix 21 of the Constitution)

Corporate Risk and Risk Management

• Risk Management Policy & Strategy
• Managing Corporate Strategic Risk - Guidance