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Key Documents

  
In this section you will find information and links to important Combined Fire Authority Key Documents such as the Constitution and Members' allowance scheme. For further information click on the links below.
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Role of the Fire Authority

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Comprehensive Performance Assessment
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The Fire Authority is responsible for the Fire Service in the geographical area of Lancashire. more...

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Comprehensive Performance Assessment details.

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IRMP Action Plan 2008-09 - Consultation Document

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District Profiles
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On behalf of the Combined Fire Authority, welcome to this consultation document which is published as part of our Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for Lancashire.

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In order to help us understand the distribution of risk, detailed district profiles are produced for each of the 14 districts in Lancashire .
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IRMP Action Plan 2008-09 – Consultation outcome

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Anti Fraud Policy
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In August 2007, we published our Action Plan 2008-09 and invited comments on the proposals. Consultation was carried out over a period of 12 weeks and the outcomes were reported to the Combined Fire Authority in November 2007. We are now publishing this summary leaflet to inform you of the outcomes.

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Anti-Fraud Policy for staff and members of the Authority.

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WhistleBlowing Policy

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Audit Commission - Operational Assessment Report
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Whistleblowing Policy for staff of the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service extracted from Service Orders.Acrobat 32 kb

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The Audit Commission's Operational Assessment Report for the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Service Delivery is attached. This took place in August and confirms that the Service has been judged to be "performing strongly" (score of 4) which is the highest categorisation and the best overall result possible.
Acrobat 62 kbWord 129kb

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Audit Commission - Annual Audit and Inspection Letter

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Audit Commission Annual Governance Report 2006/07
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The Audit Commission's Annual Audit and Inspection Letter for the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority is attached.
Acrobat 104 kb

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The Audit Commission's Annual Governance Report for the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority's for 2006/07 is attached. Acrobat 104 kb
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Complaints against Elected Members

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Code of Conduct for Authority Members
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If you want to make a complaint about the conduct of a member of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority, you must submit your complaint to the Chair of the Assessment Sub-Committee, Lancashire Combined Fire Authority Standards Committee, c/o Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3LH. The Assessment Sub-Committee can only deal with complaints about the behaviour of a member and will not deal with matters that are not covered by the Code of Conduct. Any complaint must be about why the member has not followed the Code of Conduct.

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As recommended by the Standards Board for England, the Combined Fire Authority have by resolution dated the 17th September 2007 adopted a revised Code of Conduct governing the behaviour and standards expected of elected members. Word 129kb Acrobat 104 kb
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Freephone Safety Advice line

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National Framework
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This document provides information on Lancashire Fire and Rescue Services' Freephone Fire and Safety Advice line.

  

The Fire and Rescue National Framework 2006-08

The Fire and Rescue Service National Framework 2008-11 - draft for consultation
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Consultation Strategy

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Scheme of Delegation

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The Combined Fire Authority's Consultation Strategy

 

The Combined Fire Authority's Scheme of Delegation. Acrobat 128 kbWord 207kb

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Standing Orders

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Financial Regulations
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Constitutional and Procedural Standing Orders Approved as at 19th September 2005.

Updated version of Contract Standing Orders approved by Audit Committee on the 17th January 2008. Word 534kb Acrobat 85 kb

 

Updated version approved by Audit Committee on the 26th September 2007. Word 129kb Acrobat 104 kb

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Protocol on Councillor/Officer relations

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Community Safety Strategy

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The Protocol on Councillor/Officer relations  

The Combined Fire Authority's Community Safety Strategy 2005-09 .
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Outside Bodies and Liabilities

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Corporate Communications Strategy
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Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority
Members guide to Outside Bodies duties and Liabilities.
The Merseyside Fire and Civil defence Authority have recently produced a Members Guide to Outside Bodies Duties and Liabilities which it is thought would be of specific interest to all members of Fire Authorities and perhaps of more general interest to members of the public.		  

The Combined Fire Authority's Corporate Communications Strategy

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Members' Allowance Scheme

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Freedom of Information
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This document details how the scheme works. Word 78 kbAcrobat 37 kb *

The Combined Fire Authority Freedom of Information Publication scheme.

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Fleet Asset Management Plan

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Statement of Accounts 2006/07
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The attached Fleet Asset Management Plan was approved by the Combined Fire Authority's Resources Committee on the 30th November 2007.

Fleet Asset Management Plan Acrobat 1Mb

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The Statement of Accounts covers the financial year ended 31st March 2007. It has been prepared in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 and the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom 2006.

Summary Statement of Accounts 2006/07 Acrobat 1Mb

Statement of Accounts 2006/07 Acrobat 523 kb
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Code of corporate governance

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The Combined Fire Authority at its Audit Committee meeeting on the 26th March 2008 approved the attached Code of Corporate Governance document.

Corporate Governance is the way an authority ensures that it is doing the right things, in the right way, for the right people, in a timely, inclusive, open, honest and accountable manner.Word 48 kb

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