Corporate Governance Committee 12 March 2009

A meeting of the Corporate Governance Committee which you are requested to attend will be held on
Thursday 12th March 2009 at 10.00am in the Conference Room, Devon & Cornwall Police Authority, Endeavour House, Woodwater Park, Exeter to consider the items as detailed on the Agenda given below.

Any papers listed as “to follow”, urgent items or supplementary papers will be made available as soon as possible and in any event at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting.

S G Davey
Chief Executive
To The Police Authority

Opening Sessions

  1. Apologies
    To receive apologies for absence from Members unable to attend the meeting.
  2. Declarations of Interests
    To receive any declarations from Members / Officers of personal and / or prejudicial interest in respect of matters for consideration at this meeting, together with the appropriate statement on the nature of any such declared interests.
  3. Chairman’s Announcements
  4. Minutes
    To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 11th December 2008 and 23rd January 2009 as a correct record.
  5. Presentation on International Financial Reporting Standards
    The presentation will set out the timetable for the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards and the implications for the Police Authority.
  6. Force Draft Annual Assurance Statement
    The report introduces the draft Force Annual Assurance Statement that the Chief Constable has made on the effectiveness of governance arrangements within the Force.
  7. Annual Governance Statement
    A report to update Members on the progress being made to prepare the Annual Governance Statement for the Police Authority for 2008/9. Report to Follow.
  8. Joint Anti-Fraud & Anti-Corruption Strategy
    Proposed anti-fraud and anti-corruption strategy update.
  9. Internal Audit Update  
    A report to summarise progress against the annual internal audit plan for 2008-09. Report to follow.
    To present the Outline Internal Audit Plan for 2009/10
  10. External Audit Plan
    Verbal update from the Audit Commission on the progress of the External Audit Plan. 
  11. Risk Register
  12. Item withdrawn
  13. Consideration to Excluding the Press and Public

    Recommended that the Agenda items detailed in the table below be considered as closed items 


    Agenda item No Report Title Relevant Act Relevant section
    14 Update on Firearms Computerised Inventory Local Government act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information Act 1985) Schedule 12A Paragraph 7 Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.
  14. Update on Firearms Computerised Inventory
    This report by the Head of the Tactical Firearms Unit provides an update on progress toward the procurement of a firearms inventory system. 

If you require any further information regarding this meeting please contact the meeting administrator:

Natalie Walters tel: 01392 268314, email: natalie.walters@devonandcornwa ll.pnn.police.uk

Committee Members: Sir Simon Day, Martyn Hodge, Alison Malcolm, Jo Norton,
Jeremy Rowe, Linda Williams and Jayne Zito.

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