Financial accountability

Financial accountability

• Audit and governance committee - The committee assesses the authority’s financial and non-financial performance to the extent that it affects the authority’s exposure to risk and weakens the control environment.  The committee also oversees the financial reporting process and ensures that members maintain high standards of probity in their public life by carrying out investigations in respect to allegations of misconduct by a member or co-opted member.
• Who we are and what we do
• Gloucestershire County Council Constitution Part 4: Financial procedure rules 
• The council's consultation Part 5: Members allowance scheme and summary of allowances and expenses paid to members of the council
• Pay and pension policy statements and pay multiples - links to pay policy statement, senior salaries, salary scales and pension policy statements. Can easily split up but may be more at risk of broken links. 
• Pensions - finance and investments
• Bids and progress reports - The council regularly makes bids to Central Government for funding for major projects and initiatives. Details of the bids, their outcomes and progress can be found here. 
• Pothole fund annual report
• Budget consultation  - Yearly budget consultation survey which seems to be published in December/January every year. Draft budgets. 

• Pay policy statements and pay multiples
  - Executive reward bands. 
  - Senior salaries. 
  - Salary scales (green book). 
  - Pension policy.

• Allowances and expenses paid to members of the council

• Highways major projects - contains some budget information e.g., cycle spine.