Meeting Details

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter, in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.

Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 4, of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 6 December 2018, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

This report, attached marked 5, asks Members to consider the Terms of Reference of the Audit and Performance Management Committee, following the annual review conducted by officers.

This report, attached marked 6, asks Members to review the Role Descriptions for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Audit and Performance Management and for the Member Champion for Risk Management and Audit.

This report, attached marked 7, gives the Committee an opportunity to make comment on the draft Code of Corporate Governance 2018/19, prior to it going forward to the full Fire Authority for consideration and formal adoption.

This report, attached marked 8b, contributes towards the effective two-way communication between external auditors and the Audit and Performance Management Committee, as 'those charged with governance'.  The report covers some important areas of the auditor risk assessment, where external audit are required to make inquiries of the Committee under auditing standards.

This paper, attached marked 8a, sets out an overview of the planned scope and timing of the external audit, as required by International Standard on Auditing (UK & Ireland) 260.

This report, attached marked 9, presents the accounting policies to be used in the production of the Fire Authority’s Statement of Accounts 2018/19, for consideration and approval.

This report, attached marked 10, summarises the progress made to date against the improvements contained in the Annual Governance Statement Improvement Plan 2018/19.

This report, attached marked 11, updates Members on the status of risks on the Corporate Risk Register.

This report, to follow marked 12a, summarises performance against the Service Targets over the last year, the learning that has come from trying to meet them and the plans for continuing to do so.  The report also includes national comparator graphs for benchmarking where possible.

This report, attached marked 12c, presents the agreed Service Targets for 2019/20.

Members have a discretion to exclude the press and public from meetings of the Fire Authority in defined circumstances.  In view of the nature of business to be transacted, it is recommended that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied in all the circumstances of the case that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information, that Members formally resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

The Committee is asked to receive Appendix C to Report 11 – Corporate Risk Management Summary, attached marked 14, which contains exempt information.