Venue: Remote Meeting
Contact: Email: members.services@hants.gov.uk
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence received. Minutes: All Members were present and no apologies were noted. |
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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 of their
duty to disclose at the meeting any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest
they had in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that
interest was not already in the Authority’s register of
interests, and their ability to disclose any other personal
interests in any such matter that they might have wished to
disclose. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 202 KB To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting. Minutes: The minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and agreed. |
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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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Internal Audit Progress Report 2019/20 and 2020/21 PDF 218 KB To receive a report which provides the Committee with an overview of internal audit work completed in accordance with the approved audit plans and an overview of the statues of ‘live’ reports. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received a report
from the Chief Internal Auditor (item 6 in the minute book)
regarding the Internal Audit Progress report for 2019-20.
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Annual Internal Audit Report and Opinion 2019/20 PDF 149 KB To consider a report regarding the annual internal audit report and opinion 2019/20. Additional documents: Minutes:
The Committee received a report from the Chief
Internal Auditor (item 7 in the minute book) regarding the Annual
Internal Audit report and Opinion.
Members were happy with the progress achieved to date in challenging circumstances with the pandemic.
RESOLVED
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Internal Audit Management Actions Progress Report PDF 240 KB To note the progress made towards the implementation of internal audit management actions. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee
received a report from the Chief Fire Officer (item 8 in the minute
book) regarding the internal Audit Management Actions Progress
report, which provided the latest update on the management actions
that have not been completed within their target date and their
status.
The Standards and Governance Committee noted that, despite the impact of COVID-19, significant progress had been made towards the implementation of the internal audit management actions.
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Annual Governance Statement 2019/20 PDF 306 KB To consider and approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2019/20. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received a report
from the Chief Fire Officer (item 9 in the minute book) regarding
the Annual Governance Statement (AGS). The approved AGS will form
part of the Annual Statement Accounts 2019/2020, which is a
statutory requirement of The Accounts and Audit Regulations
2015. RESOLVED
That the Annual Governance
Statement 2019/2020 as set out in Appendix A is approved by the
Standards and Governance Committee: a) Members acknowledge that the arrangements continue to be regarded as fit for purpose in accordance with the Framework 2016; and
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Annual Statement of Assurance 2019/20 PDF 209 KB To consider and approve the Annual Assurance Statement for 2019/20. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee considered a report from the
Chief Fire Officer (item 6 in the minute book) regarding the Annual
Statement of Assurance, a document required by the National
Framework for Fire and Rescue (2018) to provide assurance to local
communities and government on financial, governance and operational
matters.
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HMICFRS 2018/19 Action Plan and 2020 Inspection Update Progress Report PDF 387 KB To provide an overview of the progress that the Service has made in respect of the Action Plan resulting from the findings of the HMICFRS Inspection Report. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee considered a
report from the Chief Fire Officer (item 11 in the minute book),
which provided an overview of the progress that the Service had
made in respect of the Action Plan resulting from the findings of
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and
Rescue Services (HMICFRS) Inspection Report, which was published in
December 2018.
The Committee thanked officers
for their work with the Action Plan.
The HFRA Standards and Governance Committee approved the closure of the HFRS HMICFRS Action Plan
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Fire Pension Board Annual Report (2019/20) PDF 318 KB To receive and note the annual report from the Fire Pension Board. Minutes: The Committee considered a report from the Chief Financial Officer (item 12 in the minute book), which summarised the work of the Board for the 2019/20 financial year in the exercise of its functions.
The officer summarised the history of the Board and
the motivation behind it starting in 2015. The Hampshire Fire and
Rescue Service had been very fortunate to have an Employment
Pension Manager that has managed them across three organisations as
a dedicated resource.
There continued to be difficulty in getting staff members to
take an interest in pensions with only 29% looking at recently
issued information. However, more work was being done than ever
before and the Union was also involved to help push out
information. Thanks were passed from the Committee to the Pension Board and to the officer for a complex and detailed report.
RESOLVED
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