Skip to Main Content

Joint Audit Advisory Committee

The Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable have established a Joint Audit Advisory Committee which is responsible for considering internal and external audit reports and providing independent assurance on financial controls, risk management and governance.

The Committee is made up of five people:

  • Simon Bleckly (Chair)
  • Paul Birtles
  • David Sibbet

The dates of upcoming Audit Advisory Committee meetings can be found in the events section.

Terms of reference

The terms of reference for the Committee is available here.

Meeting documents

Date Agendas Reports Minutes
25th February 2026 Agenda Report
26th November 2025 Agenda Report
24th September 2025 Agenda Report Minutes
30th July 2025 Agenda Report Minutes
26th February 2025 Agenda Report Minutes
27th November 2024 Agenda Report Minutes
25th September 2024 Agenda Report Minutes
31st July 2024 Agenda Report Minutes

Meeting documents from previous years

You can see meeting documents from the last three year’s of the Joint Audit Advisory Committee here.

Annual Report

Each year the Committee publish an annual report, highlighting the work they have completed over the past 12 months.

You can read the annual report here.

Find out more

Latest news

News

Cheshire PCC leads the way, making it easier for schools nationwide to go phone-free

Cheshire is leading the way in creating distraction-free classrooms, with three quarters of its state high schools now either using or planning to introduce lockable phone pouches.

Dan Price, Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner with pupils from Sir William Stanier School with the lockable phone pouch
Dan Price, Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner with pupils from Sir William Stanier School with the lockable phone pouch