Agenda and minutes

of the previous meeting held on 29 September 2017 attached..

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 29 September 2017 be signed as a correct record.

Report of the Assistant Chief Fire Officer – Service Improvement (CSCPC/18/1) attached.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Service Improvement (CSCPC/18/1) that set out the results of the consultation exercise that had been carried out in respect of the Drat Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for 2018 to 2022.

The Committee considered the consultation responses and noted that the Service was only proposing one amendment to the draft IRMP as a result of the comments made.  There had been a number of comments made specifically on the lack of detail in the Plan.  The Director of Service Improvement advised the Committee that the IRMP was a strategic document and that more detailed options would be worked up which would then be subject to full consultation in due course.  Reference was made to the forthcoming inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and the point that one of the key documents that would be subject to scrutiny would be the IRMP.  The Director of Service Improvement responded that a programme of work was being established to take forward the detailed options over the next year and that this would be available for HMICFRS at the appropriate time.

Reference was made at this point to some risks that had not been included within the IRMP such as maritime, terrorism, heath fires and Hinkley Point.  The Director of Service Improvement advised that the IRMP contained 6 key risks and that, whilst these were not mentioned as specific risks, these were recognised and would be included within the detailed action plan that was being drawn up.

The Chair thanked the Director of Service Improvement and his team for all of the work that had been undertaken in the formulation of the IRMP to date, whereupon Councillor Healey MOVED (seconded by Councillor Coles) the recommendation as set out within the report.

Upon a vote (five for, none against and one abstention) the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED that the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority be recommended to approve the Integrated Risk Management Plan for 2018-2022 subject to the amendment as set out within paragraph 8.1 of this report.

Report of the Assistant Chief Fire Officer – Service Improvement (CSCPC/18/2) attached.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Service Improvement (CSCPC/18/2) that set out the proposal to replace the existing Corporate Plan with a Fire and rescue Plan which would address the risks faced by the organisation and dovetail in with the Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP).  The proposed Fire and Rescue Plan would also take account of the new National Framework document that had been issued for consultation recently by the Home Officer.

RESOLVED

(a)         That the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority be        recommended to approve the production of a Fire and Rescue Plan;           and

(b)         Subject to (a) above, the new approach to planning be endorsed.

NB.  Minute CSCPC/18/9 above also refers.