Ealing Council (The council) is responsible for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law and proper standards, and that public money is safeguarded and properly accounted for, and used economically, efficiently and effectively. the council also has a duty under the Local Government Act 1999 to make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the way in which its functions are exercised, having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

In discharging this overall responsibility, the council is responsible for putting in place proper arrangements for the governance of its affairs, facilitating the effective exercise of its functions, which includes arrangements for the management of risk.

The council has approved and adopted a Code of Corporate Governance (the code), which is consistent with the principles of the CIPFA / SOLACE Framework Delivering Good Governance in Local Government 2016 Edition. A copy of the code can be located on the council's website at Chapter 7 - Ethical Governance section 29, page 30.

This statement explains how the council has complied with the code and also meets the requirements of regulation 6(2) Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, in relation to the Annual Governance Statement. It also highlights how the council's financial management arrangements conform to the governance requirements of CIPFA's Statement on the Role of the Chief Finance Officer in Local Government (2016).

The Annual Governance Statement considers the CIPFA/SOLACE Framework and the Addendum published in May 2025.