Meeting Details

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion of, 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.

This report, attached marked 5, presents the completed Statement of Accounts for 2019/20 to the Committee for consideration and approval.

This report, attached marked 6, sets out the draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2019/20 and AGS Improvement Plan 2020/21 to be included in the Fire Authority’s Statement of Accounts.  It also reports on initial progress of activities contained within the 2020/21 Improvement Plan.

External Auditor Mr Percival will attend to present the Audit Findings for the year ended 31 March 2020, attached marked 7.

The Chair of the Standards, Audit and Performance Committee, Chief Fire Officer and Treasurer (in accordance with the authority delegated to them by the Fire Authority at its meeting on 13 February 2012) will then sign the Letter of Representation for the year ended 31 March 2020, as required by External Audit.

This report, attached marked 8, presents the draft Annual Review (also known as the Annual Statement of Assurance) for 2019/20 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 9, updates Members on the status of risks on the Corporate Risk Register.

Members are asked to note the minutes of the Pension Board meeting, held on 3 June 2020, attached marked 10.

This report, attached marked 11a, presents a summary of the Service’s performance from April to September 2020.

This report, attached marked 11b, provides a summary of information for June – August 2020, regarding the performance and management of availability across Wholetime and On Call (Retained Duty Systems) 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 9 – Corporate Risk Management Summary, attached marked 13, which contains exempt information.