Agenda
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Apologies for Absence |
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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.
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Minutes of the Meeting held on 27 September 2017 Recommendation: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2017 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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Internal Audit Update Purpose: To receive for note an update on the 2017/18 Progress Report. Additional documents:
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External Audit Update and Consultation Purpose: To receive for note an update from the External Auditors, and to agree comments for submission to the Public Sector Audit Appointments’ consultation. Additional documents: |
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Royal Berkshire Fire Authority - Pay Policy Statement 2018/19 Purpose:
To recommend the draft Pay Policy Statement 2018/19 for Fire Authority approval on 27 February 2018. Additional documents: |
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Emergency Services Mobile Communication Project Update Purpose: To agree the letter outlined in Appendix B to be sent jointly from the Chairman of RBFA and Chairman of Audit and Governance Committee, and receive for note an update and assessment of the progress of the Emergency Services Mobile Communication Project (ESMCP) and delivery of the Emergency Services Network (ESN) that will replace the current Airwave provision.
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Quarterly Performance Report 2017/18 Quarter 2 (July - September 2017) Purpose: To receive for note an update on key Quarter 2 Performance measures. Appendix A is printed under a separate cover.
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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service - Gender Pay Gap Report Purpose:
To receive for note the contents of the report which will be submitted for publication on gov.uk website. |
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Review of Assumptions Underpinning the Medium Term Financial Plan Purpose:
To receive for note an update on the Medium Term Financial Plan. |
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Date of next meeting Monday 26 March 2018 at 6.30pm, Room 301, RBFRS Headquarters, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire RG31 7SD.
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Exclusion of the Public Recommendation:
To Resolve that under Section 100(A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the public be excluded from the meeting for the following Agenda Items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the said Act indicated and is exempt information if, and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
Categories of ‘Exempt Information’ under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. |
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Capital Projects Closedown - Commissioning a Lessons Learnt Report Purpose:
To commission a lessons learnt report on the closedown of capital projects. |
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Provision of Employee Payroll Services Purpose:
To receive for note a report on the performance of the Employee Payroll Services. |