11. Performance Monitoring
In addition to the annual assurance process our governance arrangements are regularly monitored by managers, directors and members in the form of:
- Frequent financial and performance monitoring reports to Cabinet
- Quarterly Council Plan monitoring reports to Cabinet
- Quarterly scrutiny of detailed performance measures
- Monitoring of service plans by responsible managers
- Performance Excellence Reviews encompassing a competency framework for staff
- Annual personal development reviews for members
- SWAP reviews of governance arrangements through its corporate governance work programme and through operational audits
- Regular review of our risk management arrangements
- External Auditor review of corporate governance arrangements including the assurance statements, the risk management process and other auditable activities
- A bi-annual review of this Code of Corporate Governance by the Monitoring Officer.