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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: All Members were present. Apologies were received from Donna Jones, the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Luke Stubbs, attended on her behalf. |
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Declarations of Interest To enable Members to disclose to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest is not already entered in the Authority’s register of interests, and any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in any such matter that Members may wish to disclose.
Minutes: Members were mindful to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest is not already entered in the Authority’s register of interests, and any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in any such matter that Members may wish to disclose. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 200 KB To receive and approve the minutes from the Full Authority meeting that took place on 14 September 2021. Minutes: The minutes of the last meeting were reviewed and agreed |
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Deputations Pursuant to Standing Order 19, to receive any deputations to this meeting
Minutes: There were no deputations for the meeting. |
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Chairman's Announcements To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make. Minutes: The Chairman confirmed that the HIWFRS Prince’s Trust Team’s service delivery has been graded as ‘outstanding’ for the third year in a row and that details of upcoming events would be sent out to Members. An update was also provided on Remembrance Day activities as well as the recruitment of new On-Call firefighters. The Authority also learned that the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service had signed up to the Dying to Work Charter, a national initiative designed to support employees diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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Member developments To receive any updates from Members of the Combined Fire Authority. Minutes: Councillor Roz Chadd attended the Passing Out
parade of the Gosport Cadets and also requested that a progress
report on cadets come to a future meeting. |
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Budget Update Report PDF 628 KB To consider a report from the Chief Financial Officer, which provides a first look at the budget setting process for 2022/23, an update on the development of the MTFP and an update on the financial position of the Authority in 2021/22. Additional documents: Minutes: The Authority considered a report
from the Chief Financial Officer (item 7 in the minute book) which
set out a budget update setting of the budget for
2022/23, the medium term financial position for the Fire Authority
based on the announcements made as part of the Autumn Budget on
27th October 2021 and pensions matters.
The Authority was reassured that the Fire Service
remained in a strong position and proposals going forward were
focussed on ensuring that this remained as such. Any substantial
changes to projects or financial impacts would go through the
Authority and so they would be regularly updated as the budget
position became clearer. 2. The budget monitoring position was noted by the HIWFRA Full Authority 3. The increase to the cost cap envelope was approved by the HIWFRA Full Authority. 4. The Delivery Pressures set out in Appendix B were approved by the HIWFRA Full Authority for inclusion in the 2022/23 budget subject to affordability 5. The mid-year review of treasury management activities set out in Appendix C were approved by the HIWFRA Full Authority 6. The updated LGPS Discretions Policy set out in Appendix D was approved by the HIWFRA Full Authority |
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Appointments Report and Minor Constitutional Updates PDF 266 KB To consider a report from the Monitoring Officer, regarding some minor updates to the Constitution and appointment proposals. Additional documents: Minutes: The Authority considered a report from the
Monitoring Officer (item 8 in the minute book), which invited the Authority to appoint Substitute Members to its
Committees to ensure that political groups were adequately
represented at Committee meetings as well as approve minor updates
to the Constitution.
RESOLVED
1. The Authority
appointed one substitute member from the Conservative Group and one
substitute member from the Liberal Democrat group to the Standards
and Governance Committee and to the 3SFire Stakeholder
Committee as follows:
2. The Authority approved the minor changes to Standing Orders set out at Appendix 1.
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Annual Statement of Equality and Equality Objectives PDF 269 KB To consider a report from the Chief Fire Officer, which shares the new HIWFRS equality objectives for 2022 – 2026, as well as the governance and monitoring arrangements for delivery of them. Additional documents: Minutes: The Authority considered a report from the
Chief Fire Officer (item 9 in the minute book), which included
highlights of some of the activity and actions taken
within the last 12 months and provided an opportunity to share the
new HIWFRS equality objectives for 2022 – 2026, as well as
the governance and monitoring arrangements for the delivery.
Luke Stubbs felt that
it was important for all jobs to be advertised fairly and
encouraged Members to support an additional recommendation to
reduce the numbers of women in some areas like HR as well as
continue to try and increase in other areas of the Service. Mr
Stubbs confirmed that his views were his personal opinion and not
those of the Police and Crime Commissioner. 2. The new equality objectives and positive action statement was approved by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority. |
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Mid-Year Performance Report PDF 211 KB To consider a report from the Chief Fire Officer, which explains how the Service has performed over the last six months and highlights current progress in delivering Year 2 improvements of our 2020-25 Safety Plan.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee received a report from the Chief Fire Officer (item 10 in the minute book), which explained how the Service had performed over the last six months against the core purpose of making life safer.
Members queried the number of
co-responder and calls to road traffic collisions and whether calls
could be better categorised, and it was confirmed that this would
be further investigated for discussion at a future APAG along with
local stress points.
RESOLVED 2. The progress of the Safety Plan Year 2 Improvements was noted by the HIWFRA Full Authority |
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GRENFELL TOWER PROGRESS REPORT DECEMBER 2021 PDF 193 KB To consider a report from the Chief Fire Officer, which provides the Fire and Rescue Authority with an extensive update since the previous report brough to the Authority in June 2021. Additional documents: Minutes: The Authority received a report from the Chief
Fire Officer (item 11 in the minute book), which provided
assurance on the wide range of activity and positive
improvements in public safety that had been made following the
Phase 1 Inquiry report findings and recommendations. Members were reassured that all but one high-rise building had been inspected and completed and the one remaining would be finished by the end of the year.
Officers were thanked for their continuing hard work on the project.
RESOLVED |
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Minutes from the Standards and Governance Committee - 29 September 2021 PDF 193 KB To receive the minutes from the Standards & Governance Committee that took place on 29 September 2021. Minutes: The minutes were presented to the Full Authority and there were no questions. |
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Minutes of the Standards and Governance Committee meeting - 16 November 2021 PDF 295 KB To receive the minutes from the Standards & Governance Committee meeting on 16 November 2021 and consider the recommendation in the attached report. Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes were presented to the Full
Authority and the recommendation was summarised. Members were happy
with the proposals and there were no questions. RESOLVED
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Exclusion of Press and Public To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following items of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during these items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the reports.
Minutes: It was resolved that the public
be excluded from the meeting during the following items of
business, as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business
to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members
of the public were present during these items there would be
disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part
1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further
that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in
maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in
disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the
reports.
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Exempt Minutes of the previous meeting - 14 September 2021 To receive and approve the exempt minutes from Full Authority meeting that took place on 14 September 2021. Minutes: The minutes were presented to the Full Authority and there were no questions.
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Principal Officer Local Pay Award (Gold book) - MEMBERS ONLY For Members to consider a report from the Director of People and Organisational Development regarding the Principal Officer Local Pay Award. Minutes: The Authority considered an exempt report from the Director of People and Organisational Development (item 16 in the minute book) [SEE SUMMARY OF EXEMPT MINUTE] |