
Hampshire County Council
Councillors:
78
Wards:
76
Committees:
50
Meetings (2025):
163
Meetings (2024):
156
Meeting
HIWFRA Standards and Governance Committee - Hampshire
Agenda
Published
Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 18th March 2024
2:00 PM
Monday, 18th March 2024
2:00 PM
End:
Monday, 18th March 2024
6:00 PM
Monday, 18th March 2024
6:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Monday, 18th March 2024
12:00 AM
Monday, 18th March 2024
12:00 AM
Finished:
Monday, 18th March 2024
12:00 AM
Monday, 18th March 2024
12:00 AM
Meeting Status
Status:
Postponed
Postponed
Date:
18 Mar 2024
18 Mar 2024
Location:
Room Z - Fire & Police Shared HQ, Eastleigh
Room Z - Fire & Police Shared HQ, Eastleigh
Meeting Attendees
Deputy
Councillor George Madgwick
Liberal Democrat, Independent and Labour Group for HIWFRA (Portsmouth City Council)
Not required
Committee Member
Councillor Karen Lucioni
Liberal Democrat, Independent and Labour Group for HIWFRA (Isle of Wight Council)
Expected
Agenda
1
Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
2
Declarations of Interest
To enable Members to disclose to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest is not already entered in the Authority’s register of interests, and any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in any such matter that Members may wish to disclose.
3
Minutes of Previous Meeting
To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting
Attachments:
- Document 20231211 Minutes 08 Mar 2024
4
Deputations
Pursuant to Standing Order 19, to receive any deputations to this meeting
5
Chairman's Announcements
To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
6
Internal Audit Charter and Internal Audit Plan
To consider a report by the Chief Internal Auditor on the Internal Audit Charter and the proposed 2024-25 risk based internal audit plan for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority (HIWFRA).
Attachments:
- Document Internal Audit Charter and Risk Based Plan Cover report 08 Mar 2024
- Document Internal Audit Charter Appendix A 08 Mar 2024
- Document Internal Audit Strategy and Risk Based Internal Audit Plan 2024-25 Appendix B 08 Mar 2024
7
Internal Audit Progress Report
To receive a report from the Chief Internal Auditor, which provides an overview of internal audit work completed in accordance with the approved audit plans, and an overview of the status of ‘live’ reports.
Attachments:
- Document Internal Audit Progress Cover Report 08 Mar 2024
- Document Internal Audit Progress Report - Appendix A 08 Mar 2024
8
Internal Audit Management Actions Report
To receive a report from the Chief Fire Officer, which provides the latest update on the medium and high management actions that have not been completed within their target date and their status.
Attachments:
- Document Internal Audit Management Actions Progress Report 08 Mar 2024
9
External Audit Accounts and Audit Update Report
To receive a report by the Chief Financial Officer updating Members on the progress of the external audit for 2022/23 and 2023/24.
Attachments:
- Document EY Accounts and Audit update report 08 Mar 2024
10
External Audit Interim Value for Money Report 2022/23
To receive a report from the Chief Financial Officer regarding the interim Value for Money report for 2022/23 from Ernst & Young.
Attachments:
- Document EY Interim VFM report 2022-23 08 Mar 2024
- Document EY Interim VFM Report Appendix A 08 Mar 2024
11
External Audit Planning Report 2023/24
To receive a report from the Chief Financial Officer setting out the proposed approach and scope for the annual audit of the accounts for 2023/24.
Attachments:
- Document EY Audit Planning report 23-24 08 Mar 2024
- Document EY Audit Planning report Appendix A 08 Mar 2024
12
Fire Standards Progress Report / Update on HMICFRS Report
To receive a report from the Chief Fire Officer providing Members with an assurance update on the Service’s progress in adopting and embedding Fire Standards within the Service and also on the progress being made against the His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) Areas for Improvement (AFIs).
Attachments:
- Document Fire Standards & HMICFRS report 08 Mar 2024
13
Organisational Risk Register
To receive a report from the Chief Fire Officer updating Members on the status of our Organisational Risk Register in line with the Service’s Risk Management Procedure.
Attachments:
- Document Organisational Risk Register update 08 Mar 2024
14
Review of CIPFA Audit Committee Guidelines
To consider a report by the Chief Fire Officer to update Members on work conducted by officers to self-assess the Standards and Governance Committee against the recent CIPFA guidance on Audit Committees. It provides some proposals to further improve its effectiveness.
Attachments:
- Document Review of CIPFA Guidance on Audit Committees 08 Mar 2024
- Document CIPFA-Audit-Committee-Position-Statement-2022 Appendix A 08 Mar 2024
- Document CIPFA Guidance Report - Self-assessment of good practice (HIWFRA) Appendix B 08 Mar 2024
- Document CIPFA Standards and Governance current ToR Appendix C 08 Mar 2024
- Document CIPFA Audit and Governance Committee Proposed ToR Appendix D 08 Mar 2024
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