The report was presented by the Deputy Head of Finance, the purpose of which was to seek Members’ approval for the Forward Work Programme for 2022-23 attached at Appendix A of the report.

Paragraph 4.2 of the report listed those agenda items that were earmarked for the next scheduled Committee meeting dated 27 April 2023.

A member queried which Overview and Scrutiny Committee would discuss the topics of Digital strategy and Digital Transformation and was advised that it would in all likelihood, be the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

RESOLVED :                That the Committee considered and approved the Forward Work Programme for 2022-2023.

As this was the last meeting of the Governance and Audit Committee before his retirement, the Chairperson expressed his gratitude and the committee expressed their best wishes to the Head of the Regional Audit Service for his years of service to the public sector that included in recent years, the Shared Regional Service.

The Head of the Regional Audit Service thanked members for their kind comments and confirmed how much he had enjoyed working in a local government environment, for a large part of his career.