16 December 2025

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 agree the minutes, attached marked 4, of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee, held on 25 September 2025, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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4 - Audit and Standards Committee Minutes 30 September 2025	522.74 KB

This report, attached marked 6, presents the completed Statement of Accounts for 2024/25 to the Committee for consideration and approval. 

As the Statement is in excess of 90 pages, a hard copy has not been included with the meeting papers but can be accessed on the Fire Authority’s website via the following link: 

30 September 2025 | Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

A paper copy will be made available upon request. 

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6 - Statement of Accounts 2024/25	260.82 KB
6 Appendix Statement of Accounts 2024-25	0 bytes

For consideration and adoption

Representatives of the External Auditors will present the Audit Findings for the year ended 31 March 2025, to follow marked 7a.

The Chair of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee, Chief Fire Officer and Treasurer (in accordance with the authority delegated to them by the Fire Authority at its meeting on 13 February 2012) will then sign the Letter of Representation for the year ended 31 March 2025, as required by External Audit.

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7a - Audit Findings Report	1.28 MB

This report, attached marked 8, provides the Committee with a progress update on delivery of the annual internal audit plan, the results of which will be used to form the annual opinion on the Service’s framework of internal control, risk management and governance.

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8 - Internal Audit Progress Report	396.86 KB

This report, attached marked 10, updates Members on the status of risks on the Corporate Risk Register.

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10 - Corporate Risk Management Summary	407.93 KB

This report, attached marked 11a, details the Service’s progress towards improvement identified by the HMICFRS Cause of Concern.

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11a - HMICFRS Cause of Concern Progress Report	281.65 KB

This report, attached marked 11c, presents the Service progress against the recommendations made to the sector in the His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) Standards of behaviour: The handling of misconduct in the fire and rescue services report 

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11c - MICFRS Standards of Behaviour and Misconduct Progress Report	597.3 KB