This Statement seeks to provide an accessible way in which communities, central government, local authorities, and other partners gain assurance of our Fire and Rescue Authority’s performance for the financial year 2024/25. It aims to provide assurance that the Authority is meeting the priorities it has set itself in the Safety Plan 2020-2025. The publishing of the Annual Assurance Statement is a requirement of the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England 2018. The HIWFRA annual assurance statement is structured to describe the assurance mechanisms in place in support of our five Safety Plan priorities: Our Communities, Our People, Public Value, High Performance and Learning and Improving.
This report covers 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. This report is being published in line with guidance by 31st July.
The annual audit report from the external auditor brings together details of all their audit work during the year.
Percentage of invoices which were paid within 30 days covering 2021-25 financial years.
This report focuses on our performance in 2024/25 (1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025) across key areas aligned with our Safety Plan priorities.