10 April 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 meeting, held on 11 December 2024, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record. 

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Standards Audit and Performance Committee meeting minutes 11 December 2024	226.01 KB

This report, attached marked 6, gives the Committee an opportunity to make comment on the draft Code of Corporate Governance 2024/25, prior to it going forward to the full Fire Authority for consideration and formal adoption. 

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Code of Corporate Governance 2024-25 Report	60.12 KB
Appendix Code of Corporate Governance 2024-25	575.24 KB

This report, attached marked 8, informs the Committee of the proposed internal audit plan for 2025/26. 

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Internal Audit Plan 2025-26 Report	88.78 KB
Outline Annual Audit Plan 2025-26	217.41 KB

Officers will give a verbal update on Standards, Audit and Performance Committee Terms of Reference. 

This report, marked to follow, summarises the progress made to date against the improvements contained in the Annual Governance Statement Improvement Plan 2024/25. 

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Report Annual Governance Statement Improvement Plan 2024-25	126.54 KB

This report, attached marked 14b, presents the Corporate Performance Indicators for 2025/26 as agreed by the Strategy and Resources Committee at its meeting on 20 March 2025. 

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Review of Corporate Performance Indicators and proposed tolerances	515.95 KB

This report, attached marked 14d, 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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HMICFRS Standards of Behaviour: The Handling of Misconduct in Fire and Rescue Services: Progress Report	211.61 KB

Officers will give a verbal update on the review of ethical framework matters. 

Officers will provide a verbal update on Member development activity over the past year and proposes training and development activity for the year April 2025 to March 2026. 

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.