The Committee considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) presenting the South Essex Homes Annual Governance Statement and supporting reports.

The Committee asked a number of questions which were responded to by officers.

In referring to the Service Level Agreements (SLA) with the Council, the Director of Finance (SEH) undertook to write to members of the Committee to inform them of the progress made in clarifying the specific monitoring/management responsibilities of the Lead SLA officers within the SLA documents.

Resolved:

That the assurances provided by South Essex Homes regarding the operation of its risk management, control and governance arrangements throughout 2016/17, be accepted.