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| Once the business on the agenda has been considered there will be an informal meeting between Members of the Committee and the Fire Authority's auditors. This meeting will not be attended by Service officers. | ||||||||||
| 01 | Apologies for Absence | |||||||||
| 02 | Declarations of Interest |
Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudical interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting room before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed. |
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| 03 | Minutes |
Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 3, of the meeting of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 8 September 2011, and that they are signed as a correct record.
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| 04 | Public Questions |
Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public. |
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| 05 | External Audit Matters | |||||||||
| 05a | Annual Audit Letter |
Members are asked to receive the Annual Audit Letter of the Audit Commission, attached marked 5a, which summarises the findings of the Commission's 2010/11 audit.
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| 05b | External Audit Statement of Audit Progress |
Members are asked to receive the Statement of Audit Progress, attached marked 5b, from the Audit Commission, which provides a report on progress in delivering their responsibilities as the Fire Authority's external auditor. The Statement also seeks to highlight key emerging national issues and developments, which may be of interest to the Committee. In addition the Statement refers to a document ‘Fighting Fraud Together’, which can be accessed on the Fire Authority’s website via the following link: https://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/sites/alpha.shropshirefire.gov.uk/file...
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| 06 | Process for Approval of the Statement of Accounts 2010/11 |
This report, attached marked 6, notes the timetable for approval of the Statement of Accounts for 2010/11, following changes in the Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2011. It also asks the Committee to consider whether any improvements might be made in the current process for approval of the Statement and to make recommendations accordingly to the Fire Authority.
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| 07 | Annual Governance Statement Improvement Plan 2011/12 |
This report, attached marked 7, summarises the progress made to date against the improvements contained in the Annual Governance Statement Improvement Plan 2011/12.
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| 08 | Performance Monitoring | |||||||||
| 08a | Public Value Performance Measures 2011/12 |
This report, attached marked 8a, is a summary of the organisational Public Value Performance Measures, as documented in the 2011/12 Service Plan.
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| 08b | Retained Duty System Performance Monitoring July 2011 to September 2011 |
This report, attached marked 8b, provides information regarding the ongoing performance and management of the Retained Duty System in Shropshire.
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