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Monitoring Compliance
The National Local Growth Assurance Framework Annex E checklist provides the basis for our
compliance monitoring arrangements. A member of the leadership team has been assigned to
each of the areas identified in the checklist and they take accountability for monitoring compliance
for their area, with the Finance and Governance Manager undertaking spot checks as required.
Compliance against the checklist is reviewed on a quarterly basis and reported to Audit and Risk
Committee twice per year. Annex A attached sets out the results of our March and June quarterly
reviews.
Overall, we are compliant with the mandatory requirements of the Assurance Framework
checklist.
It is customary at the start of each financial year to review our governance documentation. As a
result, these were taken to the LEP Board in May for approval and have recently been updated
on our website as part of our compliance checks. In addition, there were additional changes this
year as a result of the local elections held in May.
No compliance issues or actions have been raised as part of our Annual Performance Review.
The LEP Chair and Chief Executive and the s151 Officer also provide an annual Governance
Assurance Statement as part of the Annual Performance Review confirming that the LEP is
compliant with its Assurance Framework. We are required to publish our Governance Assurance
Statement on our website. This has can viewed here
Recommendation
The Audit and Risk Committee is asked to note the results of monitoring our compliance with
New Anglia LEP’s 2023 Local Assurance Framework.