Meeting Details

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

To agree the minutes of the meeting of the Performance Management Committee, held on 30 March 2006, and that they be signed as a correct record.

To receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

This report informs Members of the Brigade’s performance against nationally prescribed Best Value Performance Indicators for the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006.

This report informs Members of the Brigade’s performance in delivering the service objectives, set out within the Fire Authority’s Performance Plan 2005/06.

At its meeting on 25 May 2006 the Strategy and Resources Committee agreed that the comparative financial information for fire authorities, as reported by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), should be an important element in the value for money strategy and should be noted as such in the Medium Term Financial Plan. A further report on the CIPFA financial information will be considered by the Fire Authority at its meeting on 14 June 2006. For information

This report presents, for monitoring by this Committee, the new Statement on Internal Control Improvement Plan 2006/07, which is to be approved formally by the Fire Authority at its meeting on 14 June 2006.

This report presents the Summary produced by the Fire Authority’s Internal Auditors following their work during 2005/06. It also updates Members on the latest discussions with Internal Audit.