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.

Members are asked to agree the minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Performance Management Committee, held on 10 September 2009, and that they are 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 seeks to establish Role Descriptions for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Audit and Performance Management Committee and asks the Committee to review the existing Role Description for Member Champion for Risk Management and Audit.

The Annual Audit Letter of the Audit Commission will follow, marked 6a.

The Audit Commission Use of Resources Report.

This report summarises the progress made to date against the improvements contained in the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) Improvement Plan 2009/10.

This report provides Members with an update on the monitoring of recommendations made by Internal Audit. It gives specific details about the progress made against outstanding recommendations.

This report demonstrates the position for our finance function, should we take part in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and KPMG Support Services Benchmarking exercise.

The purpose of this report is to demonstrate to Members progress on the Fire Authority's Improvement Priorities for 2009/10.

This purpose of this report is to update Members on the progress of the actions identified within the Corporate Equality Action Plan, which are being monitored through the Directorate Business Plans.

The purpose of this report is to provide the Audit and Performance Management Committee with a summary report on the work of the Equality and Diversity Steering Group.

This report updates Members on Training Issues.

Members are asked to consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972 that the public and press be excluded for the following agenda item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of information, which the Government has directed should, for the time being, be kept confidential.

This report informs Members of the recently issued results arising from the 2009 Comprehensive Area Assessment regime.