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 non-exempt minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Performance Management Committee, held on 26 July 2007, 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.

Ms Hughes, Audit Manager Shropshire, will attend to present the Audit Commission's report on the audit for the year ended 31 March 2007. The Chair, Chief Fire Officer and Treasurer (in accordance with the authority delegated to them by the Fire Authority at its meeting on 19 July 2006) will then sign the Letter of Representation for the year ended 31 March 2007, as required by the Audit Commission.

This report provides information regarding the ongoing performance of the Retained Duty System in Shropshire.

This report informs Members of the progress made against the Authority's Statement on Internal Control Improvement Plan 2007 - 08.

This report informs Members of the Brigade's performance against nationally prescribed Best Value Performance Indicators for the period 1 April 2007 to 30 June 2007.

The purpose of this report is to advise Members of progress within the Improvement Priorities Programme for quarter 1, April 2007 to June 2007. The information is collated from the Project Managers and this report represents the progress made within each of the nine improvement priorities identified during the strategic planning process earlier in the year.

This report informs Members of Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority's response to the Audit Commission's proposals for treatment and thresholds of new performance indictors to be included in the 2007/08 fire and rescue service assessment.

Members are asked to consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded for the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2.

Members are asked to agree the exempt minutes of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 26 July 2007, and that they be signed as a correct record.