Joint Independent Audit Committee

To provide independent advice and recommendation to the Mayor (for the PCC functions) and the Chief Constable on the adequacy of the governance and risk management frameworks, the internal control environment, and financial reporting, thereby helping to ensure efficient and effective assurance arrangements are in place.  

To this end, the committee is enabled and required to have oversight of, and to provide an independent review of, the effectiveness of West Yorkshire Police and the Mayor’s (for the PCC functions) governance, risk management and control frameworks, the financial reporting and annual governance processes, and internal audit and external audit. 

The committee is formed of 4 members who receive an annual allowance and are appointed by the Mayor and the Chief Constable (or their representative) following a formal application and interview process. 

Mike Ford (Chair) 

Jeff Colley 

Helen Kemp 

Thilina De Zoysa 

Our Members work together to provide independent assurance on the adequacy of risk management and financial controls for West Yorkshire Police and for the Mayor’s Police and Crime functions. They plays an important role in supporting the Mayor and Chief Constable in ensuring the right governance and control mechanisms are in place to help to improve and strengthen the delivery of policing for our communities. 

The Joint Independent Audit and Ethics Committee (JIAEC) was split in 2022 into the Joint Independent Audit Committee (JIAC) and the Joint Independent Ethics Committee (JIEC). 

The agendas and minutes of the Joint Independent Audit Committee (JIAC) and the Joint Independent Ethics Committee (JIEC) meetings (before the committees were split) can be found below. 

Members agreed, in the interests of transparency, to routinely publish minutes of the meeting with effect from 13 April 2018. To access minutes of meetings prior to the below, please make a 'freedom of information' request via foi.PC@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.