Financial information
On this page you will find information about the financial
performance of Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
The Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority
Statement of Accounts, Medium Term Financial Plan and Annual Audit
Letters are available to view or download as Adobe PDF files using the links
below.
Statement of Accounts
The accounts which follow show the 2010/11 draft accounts and
the audited accounts for the previous six years, for the activities
undertaken by the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority. From
2010/11 the Governance Assurance Statement is published separately
and is no longer included in the Statement of Accounts.
Annual Governance Report
In their Annual Governance Report, the external auditors comment
on the audit of the financial statements and systems of control as
well as work performed use of resources. The draft report for
the 2007/08 audit is shown below.
Medium Term Financial Plan
We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of
all users in Kent and Medway, whilst delivering value for money to
the tax payer. We set out our approach in a document called the
Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP). This document looks
forward three years matching the time frame of our other key
strategies such as the Integrated Risk Management Plan. Please use
the following links to view the current MTFP, and plans from the
previous two years.
Annual audit letters
Our external auditors are District Audit, who were appointed to
us by the Audit
Commission in 2007. They undertake an audit of the
financial standing of Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue
Authority each year. Under the Audit Commission's Code of Audit
Practice, they are required to issue an annual Audit Letter to the
Authority, summarising all the significant issues which arise from
its work. The most recent letter is shown here:
Council Tax leaflets
Each year we produce a leaflet which gives a summary of our
recent performance along with some details of how we intend to
improve services. We include this in the Council Tax bills which go
to all households in Kent and Medway.