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| 01 | Apologies for Absence | |||||||
| 02 | Disclosable Pecuniary Interests |
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. |
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| 03 | Public Questions |
Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public. |
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| 04 | Minutes |
Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 4, of the Audit and Performance Management Committee meeting, held on 7 December 2017, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.
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| 05 | Code of Corporate Governance 2017/18 |
This report, attached marked 5, gives the Committee an opportunity to make comment on the draft Code of Corporate Governance 2017/18, prior to it going forward to the full Fire Authority for consideration and formal adoption.
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| 06 | External Audit | |||||||
| 06a | The Audit Plan |
This paper, attached marked 6a, sets out an overview of the planned scope and timing of the external audit, as required by International Standard on Auditing (UK & Ireland) 260.
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| 06b | Informing the Audit Risk Assessment |
This report, attached marked 6b, contributes towards the effective two-way communication between external auditors and the Audit and Performance Management Committee, as 'those charged with governance'. The report covers some important areas of the auditor risk assessment, where external audit are required to make inquiries of the Committee under auditing standards.
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| 07 | Statement of Accounts 2017/18 Review of Accounting Policies |
This report, attached marked 7, presents the accounting policies to be used in the production of the Fire Authority’s Statement of Accounts 2017/18, for consideration and approval.
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| 08 | Annual Governance Statement 2017/18 Improvement Plan |
This report, attached marked 8, summarises the progress made to date against the improvements contained in the Annual Governance Statement Improvement Plan 2017/18.
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| 09 | Corporate Risk Management Summary |
This report, attached marked 9, updates Members on the status of risks on the Corporate Risk Register.
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| 10 | Risk Management Group Internal Audit Progress Monitoring Report |
This report, attached marked 10, provides an update on the monitoring of recommendations made by Internal Audit, which is undertaken by the Risk Management Group. It specifically covers details about the progress made against outstanding recommendations.
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| 11 | Review of Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy |
This report, attached marked 11, requests the Committee to recommend that the Fire Authority re-affirm the Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy, following the annual review conducted by officers.
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| 12 | Performance Monitoring | |||||||
| 12a | Summary of Annual Performance against Service Targets |
This report, attached marked 12a, summarises performance against the Service Targets over the last year, the learning that has come out of the last year’s efforts to meet those targets and the plans for how the Service intends to meet the increasingly challenging targets going forward to 2020. It also includes national comparator graphs to assist in this work.
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| 12b | Wholetime and Retained Duty System Performance Monitoring November 2017 to February 2018 |
This report, attached marked 12b, provides information regarding the ongoing performance and management in terms of the availability of wholetime and Retained Duty System appliances in Shropshire.
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| 13 | Exclusion of Press and Public |
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.
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| 14 | Corporate Risk Management Summary (Paragraph 4) |
The Committee is asked to receive Appendix C to Report 9 – Corporate Risk Management Summary, attached marked 14, which contains exempt information. |
