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 meeting of the Audit and Performance Management Committee, held on 19 July 2018, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record

Members are asked to receive the External Auditor’s Annual Audit Letter, attached marked 5, which summarises the key findings of the work carried out for the year ended 31 March 2018.

This report, attached marked 6, summarises the progress made to date against improvements contained in the Annual Governance Statement Improvement Plan 2018/19.

This report, attached marked 7, presents the draft Annual Review (also known as the Annual Statement of Assurance) for 2017/18 and gives the Committee an opportunity to make comment on the draft, prior to its going forward to the full Fire Authority for consideration and approval.

This report, attached marked 8, updates Members on the status of risks on the Corporate Risk Register.

This report, attached marked 9, provides an update on the monitoring of recommendations made by Internal Audit, which is undertaken by the Risk Management Group.  It specifically covers details about the progress made against outstanding recommendations.

This report, attached marked 10a, presents a summary of the Service’s performance for the period April to August 2018.

As agreed at the July 2016 meeting of the Committee, officers will give a presentation on the following 2018/19 Service Target:

Accidental dwelling fires to be reduced to not more than 198 during 2018/19.

This report, attached marked 10c, provides information regarding the ongoing performance and management in terms of the availability of wholetime and On Call (Retained Duty System) appliances in Shropshire.

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 10 – Corporate Risk Management Summary, attached marked 12, which contains exempt information.