Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1a

A&GC Committee meeting agenda pack accessible pdf icon PDF 2 MB

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2.

Appointment of Chairman for the 2018/19 Municipal Year

3.

Appointment of the Vice-Chairman for the 2018/19 Municipal Year

4.

Apologies for Absence

5.

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.

 

6.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 28 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 325 KB

Recommendation:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 28 March 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

7.

Consideration of any matters properly referred to this Committee for decision

8.

Internal Audit Update pdf icon PDF 132 KB

Purpose:

To receive for note the 2017/18 Annual Report and the payroll and pension audit reports.

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9.

Annual Governance Statement pdf icon PDF 132 KB

Purpose:

 

To agree the publication of the Annual Governance Statement.

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10.

Audit Results Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 133 KB

Purpose:

To receive for note the Audit Results Report and to approve the 2017/18 Statement of Accounts.

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11.

Emergency Services Mobile Communications Project Update pdf icon PDF 191 KB

Purpose:

To receive for note an update on Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme and to agree the proposed letter in Appendix E.

 

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12.

Quarterly 4 Performance Report (January - March 2018) pdf icon PDF 137 KB

Purpose:

To provide the Committee with an overview of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (RBFRS) Quarter 4.

Q4 Performance Report is printed under a separate cover.

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13.

Annual Report 2017/18 pdf icon PDF 36 KB

Purpose:

 

To receive for note the Annual Report for publication externally.

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14.

Date of next meeting

18 October 2018 at 6.30pm, Room 301, RBFRS Headquarters, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire RG31 7SD.

 

15.

Exclusion of Public pdf icon PDF 168 KB

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 Paragraphs 1, 2 and 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.

 

16.

Injury Pension Overpayments

Purpose:

 

To note the report on Injury Pensions Overpayment and agree the recommendation.