Agenda

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 27th September, 2017 6.30 pm

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence
2.	Declarations of Interest Purpose: To receive Declarations of Interest from Councillors relating to items to be considered at the meeting, in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Authority’s Local Code of Conduct, and any from Officers.
3.	Minutes of the Meeting held on 27 July 2017 PDF 279 KB Recommendation: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 27 July 2017 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
4.	Consideration of any matters properly referred to this Committee for decision
5.	Peer review action plan PDF 238 KB Purpose: To receive a report outlining the key findings from the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Fire Peer Challenge at Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service and agree the proposed action plan. Additional documents: Item 11 Appendix A - RBFRS Action Plan from OpA Peer Review 2017 , item 5. PDF 139 KB Item 11 Appendix B - RBFRS Fire Peer Challenge February 2017 - Final report , item 5. PDF 771 KB
6.	Statement of Accounts and Audit Letter PDF 133 KB Purpose: To note the Audit Letter and approve 2016/17 Statement of Accounts. Additional documents: Item 6 - Appendix A17 RBFRA Audit Results Report v2 , item 6. PDF 3 MB Item 6 - Appendix B 17 EY RBFRA Annual Audit Letter v2 (3) , item 6. PDF 2 MB Item 5 Appendix C , item 6. PDF 193 KB Item 6 Appendix D SOA 2016-17 V20 - Post Audit 180917 , item 6. PDF 1 MB
7.	Draft 2016/17 Statement of Assurance PDF 145 KB Purpose: To note the summary judgements within the Statement of Assurance for each of the four key areas of finance, governance, operations and delivering the National Framework and recommend the publication of the RBFA Statement of Assurance 2016/17 to the Fire Authority. Additional documents: Item 8 - RBFRS Statement of Assurance 2017 , item 7. PDF 889 KB
8.	Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme PDF 142 KB Purpose: To receive an update on the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme and agree the ongoing approach.
9.	Quarter 1 Performance Report PDF 238 KB View the background to item 9. Purpose: To provide the Committee with an overview of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (RBFRS) first quarter performance for the 2017/2018 financial year. Additional documents: Q1 Performance Report 2017-18 A and G , item 9. PDF 2 MB
10.	Date of next meeting Tuesday 19 December at 6.30pm, Room 301, RBFRS Headquarters, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire RG31 7SD.