This 1.5-hour session focuses in on the core financial governance topics every councillor needs to know. Offering insight into the training that Clerks / RFO are given and highlighting the councillors areas of responsibility for protecting public money.
This event is equally as suitable for long-standing councillors as it is for newer ones. It’s recommended that new councillors have had at least 6 months in Office before they attend this event.
Including:
- The basics of budgeting effectively
- Internal control and governance
- Internal and External Audit
- The role of elected members and the RFO
- FOI and GDPR
- The Transparency Code
