Appendix A , item 39. PDF 1 MB - Greater Manchester Fire and ...

The Emerging Themes Register sits as a standing item on the ORCG agenda at its
bi-monthly meetings, where representatives from the key support departments work
to resolve or progress the key issues.
Those risks which the ORCG are unable to resolve, or where the issues are
considered to be beyond the authority of the ORCG, are placed on the appropriate
Corporate or Directorate risk register and communicated to the ‘Consultation,
Research and Assurance Group’ (CRAG) and Leadership Team.
ORCG maintain an action summary detailing progress against all identified risks.
This is communicated to the CRAG and Leadership Team for consideration at the
next available meeting and also forms part of the OA reporting process to the Fire
Authority Audit, Scrutiny and Standards Committee.
Fire Authority Audit, Scrutiny and Standards Committee
To ensure consistency of approach, OA reporting activities directly align with and
complement those utilised by the Internal Audit Service. In pursuance of this
requirement, delivery against the activities set out within this Ops Assurance Plan for
2013/14 will be reported to the Fire Authority Audit, Scrutiny and Standards
Committee in accordance with the programmed ‘timetable of meetings’.
Annual Governance Statement
OA will provide information to support assurance at this level and will report within
the Annual Governance Statement (AGS).
3.4 Review and Evaluation of the Ops Assurance Plan
The activities set out within the Ops Assurance Plan will be subject to continual
review so as to ensure they continue to meet with corporate expectation and satisfy
the objectives defined within the introduction to this plan.
3.5 Equality and Diversity Impact Assessment
An initial equality and diversity impact assessment has been undertaken and no
significant findings were identified.
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