Meeting Details

No apologies for absence have been received.

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 receive the minutes of the meeting of the Audit and Performance Management Committee, held on 7 December 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.

To consider a resolution that the public be excluded from the meeting for items 6, 7 and 8 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of information, which the Government has directed should, for the time being, be kept confidential.

This report summarises the Fire Authority’s statutory responsibilities to prepare and publish an annual best value performance plan and presents a suite of draft improvement priorities for consideration and inclusion within the plan at a later date.

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

This report informs Members of predicted performance assessment scores based on the current performance of the 14 Key Performance Indicators.

This report informs Members of progress to date against the Direction of Travel Statement contained within the 2006 – 08 Performance Plan.

This report updates Members on progress with the 2006/07 audit programme and outlines this 2007/08 programme.