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Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
2
Named Substitutes
To receive details of any Member of the Authority nominated to attend the meeting in place of a Member of the Committee.
3
Declarations of Interest (if any)
This item allows the Chairman to invite any Councillor to declare an interest in any of the items on this Agenda.
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 16 April 2025.
To review the names and terms of reference of the Authority’s Committees, as requested at the Authority meeting on 25th June 2025.
To consider the Audit Plan from the Authority’s External Auditor, Bishop Fleming UK LLP, which sets out the work undertaken in respect of the 2024/25 Audit.
To present the annual report of Internal Audit for 2024/25 for scrutiny.
To allow the Committee to scrutinise the delivery of the Internal Audit plan for 2025/26.
To present the Statement of Assurance 2024-25 for scrutiny and approval.
To update Members on the National Fraud Initiative (NFI).
To summarise the 2025 Review of Progress against the 2023 Cultural Audit Recommendations undertaken by Dr Deborah Willoughby and Emily Allen-Mellors.
To summarise progress against recommendations in the Leading the Service Fire Standard.
To update Members on the progress made against the recommendations from the 2023 HMICFRS Spotlight Report on Values & Culture in Fire and Rescue Services
To update Members on the Service’s response to the recommendations made in the 2024 HMICFRS report titled “Standards of behaviour: The handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services”.
To provide the Audit, Scrutiny and Standards Committee with an annual update on the Risk Management Framework and Strategic Risk Register.
To provide a Health and Safety update on activities and items of significance.
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