Venue: To be held remotely and streamed - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt4VuYp8JJJvXCLRmSRJ1mw/featured
Contact: Cath Ziane-Pryor Email: catherine.pryor@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: None. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: None. |
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Of the meeting held on 13 November 2020 (for confirmation) Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 13 November 2020 were confirmed as a correct record. |
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Closure of the 'Areas for Improvement' from the 2019 HMICFRS Inspection PDF 328 KB Report of the Chief Fire Officer Minutes: Candida Brudenell, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, introduced the report providing Members with an update on the Service’s response to the outcomes regarding the 2019 inspection of Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and presenting closure of the associated ‘Areas for Improvement’ that were identified.
Resolved to:
(1)
agree the closure of Area for Improvement 13; (2) approve the reporting of the three ‘Areas for Improvement’ aligned to the Policy and Strategy Committee as discharged. |
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Report of the Chief Fire Officer Minutes: Candida Brudenell, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, introduced the report presenting Members with an overview of the ‘State of Fire’ report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, highlighting the following:
(a)
in his annual assessment of England’s fire and rescue
services, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue
Services, Sir Thomas Winsor, highlighted that Fire Services rose to
the challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic, with many fire and rescue
staff taking on additional activities; (b)
the six recommendations for national reform of the fire service
which were made previously remain necessary and need to
accelerate; (c) since the publication of the NFCC Code of Ethics, the Service has adopted the document and reflect the principles within the Service’s Behavioural Framework. This is being rolled-out to all personnel across the Service and builds upon the Service’s focus in this area since the refresh of the Service Values in 2016.
The following points were raise during the discussion which followed:
(d)
the Report recommends that the
Government change the law to give Chief Fire Officers operational
independence. In Nottinghamshire it is not clear how this would be
beneficial, as there are already strong governance arrangements and
a clear scheme of delegation in place, and it remains important
that the public are represented in decision making; (e) the Service has worked hard in recent years to improve its diversity and culture. Recent recruitment drives have increased the numbers of female employees and those from ethnic minorities. Recent staff surveys have also shown that staff have increasing confidence in management.
Resolved to note the update on the ‘State of Fire’ report. |
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Collaboration Update PDF 252 KB Report of the Chief Fire Officer Minutes: Candida Brudenell, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, presented the report presenting Members with an update on the Service’s collaborations including the Joint Headquarters Programme, highlighting the following:
(a)
work is well underway for the necessary processes to ensure a
smooth transition of personnel between the current Fire
Headquarters and the new Joint Headquarters. These include vetting
processes, a revised equality impact assessment, reasonable
adjustments and workforce engagement including employee forums and
joint meetings; (b)
collaboration work that has taken place during the Covid-19
pandemic is not included in this report and will reported later
this year in a separate report; (c)
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Joint Fire Control continues to
deliver emergency call and incident management on behalf of both
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Fire Authorities. Its performance is
monitored and reported to the Authority’s Community Safety
Committee on a quarterly basis and performance levels are
continually above the agreed measures; (d) work is continuing on the high-level disposal options for the Bestwood Lodge site, and the Service will look to achieve full market value for the site.
Resolved to:
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note the content of the report; (2) agree to receive a revised Collaboration Framework for approval in Spring 2022. |
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Exclusion of the public To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, under Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3, on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining an exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Minutes: Resolved to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining item in accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, under Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 3, on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining an exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information. |
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Firefighter Pension Scheme Age Discrimination Remedy Report of the Chief Fire Officer Minutes: John Buckley, Chief Fire Officer, presented the report on the ongoing implications of the age discrimination case related to the transitional protection for the 2015 Fire Fighters’ Pension Scheme.
Resolved to approve the recommendations as set out in the exempt report. |