This joint webinar from the CIPFA Better Governance Forum and Police and Fire Network provided an update on some of the latest issues for members of joint independent audit committees for PCCs and chief constables in England and Wales. It covered:
- strategic policing issues in England and Wales
- the latest governance and audit related developments
- the latest NAO developments
- effective governance of police collaboration
- implementation of the CIPFA FM Code
Our guest speaker was Andrew Kendrick, Audit Manager, Local Audit Code and Guidance Team, National Audit Office, who shared the latest on the proposed audit arrangements from the NAO perspective and the position regarding this year’s audit process, including the value for money commentaries. Speakers from CIPFA included Diana Melville, Governance Advisor for CIPFA and Alison Dewhirst, Police Advisor for CIPFA.