Code of Corporate Governance
Governance comprises systems and processes for the direction and control of local authorities through which they account to, engage with, and lead their communities.
In other words, it is about how local authorities ensure that they are doing the right things, in the right way, for the right people in a timely, inclusive, open, honest and accountable manner.
This Local Code of Corporate Governance has been developed to ensure that North East Derbyshire District Council has, and continues to have, exemplary standards of governance which comply with best practice.
The first part of this document sets out the background to the Code following the publication of the revised Corporate Governance Framework issued by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Society of Local Council Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE).
The CIPFA/SOLACE Framework identified six principles of good corporate governance:
(i) Focusing on the purpose of the Authority and on outcomes for the community including citizens and service users and creating and implementing a vision for the local area;(ii) Members and officers working together to achieve a common purpose with clearly defined functions and roles;(iii) Promoting the values of the Authority and demonstrating the values of good governance through behaviour;(iv) Taking informed and transparent decisions which are subject to effective scrutiny and managing risk;(v) Developing the capacity and capability of Members to be effective and ensuring that officers (including statutory officers) also have the capability to deliver effectively;(vi) Engaging with local people and other stakeholders to ensure robust local public accountability.
In the second part of this document, the Council’s progress against each of these principles and their supporting principles is tracked and documented. This second section is largely based on information from the Council’s Annual Governance Statement that went to Audit and Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee.
Progress against the principles set out in this Code will be monitored and reviewed on an ongoing basis, with a formal report brought before Members at least annually.
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The Local Code of Corporate Governance has been developed to ensure that the Council applies exemplary standards of governance which comply with best practice. (122 KB)
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