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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence received. Minutes: Apologies had been received for Cllr Vaughan. |
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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.
Minutes:
Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 2 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 67 KB To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting Minutes: It was confirmed that the Fire Authority Chairman, Cllr Carter, had attended the previous meeting. The minutes of the last meeting were then agreed and signed by the Chairman. |
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Deputations
Pursuant to Standing Order 19, to receive any deputations to this meeting
Minutes: There were no deputations for the meeting. |
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Chairman's Announcements To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make. Minutes: There were no Chairman’s Announcements. |
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External Audit Planning Report PDF 120 KB To consider the External Audit Planning report for the year ended March 31, 2018 and the Annual Audit Letter, which provides the Committee with a summary of the Audit findings for the year 2016/17. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received the External Audit
Planning Report and Letter, presented by Ernst and Young. B) Noted the Annual Audit Letter for 2016/17 |
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Internal Audit Charter and Annual Internal Audit Plan 2018/19 PDF 57 KB To consider a report from the Chief Auditor, which asks Committee to approve the Internal Audit Charter for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority and the internal audit plan for 2018/19. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee considered a report from the
Chief Internal Auditor regarding the Internal Audit Charter and
Annual Internal Audit Plan for 2018/19, which highlighted proposed
plans for the following year.
It was confirmed that work was being done to finalise the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) audit on Page 86 of the pack, as it was an area of change and high risks associated with the changes.
RESOLVED: |
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Internal Audit Progress Report 2017/18 PDF 63 KB To receive a report from the Chief Auditor, which asks Committee to note the progress of internal audit work for the period ending January 2018. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received a report from the Chief Internal Auditor, which provided Committee with an overview of internal audit work and the status of ‘live’ reports.
It was confirmed that further progress had been made since the publication of reports and still continued on the reports listed in the Plan.
RESOLVED: The Standards and Governance Committee noted the progress of internal audit work for the period ending January 2018. |
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Implementation of Internal Audit Recommendations - Progress Report PDF 140 KB To receive a report from the Chief Officer, which details progress made towards the implementation of the internal audit management actions. Minutes: The Committee received a report from the Chief
Internal Auditor, which provides an update on actions not yet
completed within their target date and their status. B) That The Chairman of the Standards & Governance Committee and the Chairman of the Authority are kept up to date of potential slippages in management actions going forward, as detailed above. |
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LGPS - Employer Discretions Policy PDF 129 KB To consider a report from the Treasurer regarding the Employer Discretions Policy. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee considered a report from the
Treasurer regarding the employer discretions policy, of which
Standards & Governance is the scheme manager.
RESOLVED: B) The Treasurer was given delegated authority to approve any minor amendments to the Employer Discretions Policy if required.
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