Decision details

Report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee (Part A)

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Decisions:

County Councillor Alan Schofield presented a report setting out the conclusions of the independent auditor on the Neighbourhood Wellbeing Initiative Grants and in doing so moved that Full Council:

 

"Recognises that there was an alarming breakdown in the proper mechanisms for controlling the county council's expenditure and that the report by the independent auditors demonstrates what can happen if a county councillor adopts the roles of officers and those officers charged with the responsibility of ensuring financial probity at all time are then then unable to carry out their responsibilities effectively".

 

In accordance with the requirements of procedural Standing Order B45(4), a recorded vote was taken. The names of the County Councillors who voted for or against the Motion and those who abstained are set out below:

 

For (41)

 

A Atkinson

J Cooney

J Marsh

M Salter

A Vincent

P Britcliffe

G Driver

S Morris

A Schofield

C Wakeford

I Brown

J Eaton

E Nash

J Shedwick

G Wilkins

P Buckley

C Edwards

D O'Toole

D Smith

P Williamson

J Burrows

D Foxcroft

M Perks

A Snowden

B Yates

S Charles

A Gardiner

E Pope

D Stansfield

 

A Cheetham

G Gooch

J Rear

P Steen

 

S Clarke

M Green

P Rigby

C Towneley

 

A Clempson

K Iddon

A Riggott

S Turner

 

 

Against (26)

 

T Aldridge

C Crompton

N Hennessy

J Mein

K Snape

A Ali

B Dawson

S Holgate

J Molineux

M Tomlinson

L Beavers

F De Molfetta

M Iqbal

Y Motala

 

J Berry

K Ellard

H Khan

G Oliver

 

L Collinge

J Fillis

E Lewis

M Parkinson

 

L Cox

J Gibson

T Martin

M Pattison

 

 

Abstain (8)

 

G Dowding

A Hosker

L Oades

J Sumner

P Hayhurst

D Howarth

J Potter

D Whipp

 

The motion was therefore CARRIED, and it was:

 

Resolved: - to recognise that there was an alarming breakdown in the proper mechanisms for controlling the county council’s expenditure and that the report by the independent auditors demonstrates what can happen if a county councillor adopts the roles of officers and those officers charged with the responsibility of ensuring financial probity at all time are then unable to carry out their responsibilities effectively.

Report author: Josh Mynott

Date of decision: 13/12/2018

Decided at meeting: 13/12/2018 - Full Council

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