Audit Committee

The next meeting of the Audit Committee will be live-streamed on 29 January 2021 at 10.30am.

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Delegated Powers

To consider and / or determine matters relating to the following:

Consider Chief Finance Officer’s annual report, opinion and summary of internal audit activity and assurance over the Authority’s corporate governance arrangements
Consider;
- specific internal audit reports
- management and performance reports of internal audit services
- internal audit report and associated recommendations
- external auditor’s annual letter and reports and related matters
- scope and depth of external audit work
- corporate governance arrangements
- compliance with Authority or other published standards and controls

Maintain an overview of the Authority’s constitution in respect of Contract procedure rules, financial regulations and Codes of Conduct
To review any issue referred to by Chief Executive or Director
To monitor effective development and operation of risk management and corporate governance
To monitor Authority’s anti-fraud and anti-corruption strategies
Recommend the adoption of the statement of Internal Control
To review annual Statement of Accounts
Make recommendations as appropriate about service performance issues and the efficient use of resources
To consider and determine all matters relating to the powers, duties and responsibilities of the Authority in its capacity as designated Best Value Authority

Membership

Chair: Cllr Karen Renshaw

Vice Chair: Cllr Gohar Almas

: Cllr Gohar Almas – Labour Group

: Cllr Ryk Downes – Liberal Democrat Group

: Cllr David Hall – Conservative Group

: Cllr Karen Renshaw – Labour Group

: Cllr Steve Tulley – Labour Group

Meetings – Agendas and Minutes

Meeting 31 July 2020

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Meeting of the Audit Committee to be held on Friday 31 July 2020 at 10.30 a.m. The meeting will be hosted on Microsoft Teams and will be live-streamed on YouTube.

1 Minutes of last meeting held on 24 April 2020

2 Matters arising

3 Urgent items

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reasons of special circumstance, the Chair believes should be considered at the meeting.

4 Admission of the public

The Committee is asked to consider whether, by resolution, to exclude the public from the meeting during the items of business marked with ‘E’ reference, because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information.

5 Declarations of interest

To consider any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest in relation to any item of business on the agenda.

For noting

6 Abridged performance management report

West Yorkshire Fire And Rescue Service

Audit Committee

The next meeting of the Audit Committee will be live-streamed on 29 January 2021 at 10.30am. To view the meeting please click the following link:

Delegated Powers

Membership

Meetings – Agendas and Minutes

Meeting 31 July 2020

Meeting 23 October 2020

Agenda

1 Minutes of last meeting held on 31 July 2020

2 Matters arising

3 Urgent items

4 Admission of the public

5 Declarations of interest

6 Internal Audit Quarterly Report

7 Abridged Performance Management report

8 Service improvement and assurance policy – six monthly update

9 Statement of Accounts 2019-20

10 External Audit Annual Report 2019-20

E11 Risk Management and Business Continuity Annual Report

Meeting 29 January 2021

Agenda

1 Minutes of meeting held on 23 October 2020

2 Matters arising

3 Urgent items

4 Admission of the public

5 Declarations of interest

6 Internal Audit quarterly review

7 Abridged Performance Management report

8 Risk Management Strategy Group update

9 Service Assurance

10 External Audit Annual Letter

Meeting 23 April 2021

Meetings Archive

2019/2020

2018/2019

2017/18

2016/17

2015/2016

2014/2015

2013/14

2012/13

2011/12

2010/11

2009/10

Fire Authority

The next meeting of the Audit Committee will be live-streamed on 29 January 2021 at 10.30am.

To view the meeting please click the following link: