Places Scrutiny Panel – 28 October 2020
Chairman: Councillor Evison
Venue: Virtual Meeting
Time: 2:00 pm
E-mail: matthew.nundy@northlincs.gov.uk
AGENDA
1. Substitutions.
2. Declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and personal or personal and prejudicial interests and declarations of whipping arrangements (if any).
3. To take the minutes of the meeting of the panel held on 6 October 2020 as a correct record and authorise the chairman to sign.
4. Public speaking requests, if any.
5. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service Consultation – “Your Safety, Your Fire and Rescue Service”
5.1 To receive a presentation from officers from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.
5.2 Discussion and contribution to the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service Consultation – “Your Safety, Your Fire and Rescue Service
5.3 Next stages, if any.
6. Added Item (if any).
7. Any other items that the Chairman decides are urgent by reason of special circumstances that must be specified.
MINUTES
PRESENT: – Councillor Evison in the chair.
Councillors Swift (Vice-Chair) and Allcock.
This was a Microsoft Teams Virtual Online Meeting.
44 DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS AND DECLARATIONS OF WHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS (IF ANY) – There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests, or personal or personal and prejudicial interests.
No whip was declared.
45 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the proceedings of this panel held on 6 October 2020, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and signed by the chairman.
46 PUBLIC REQUESTS TO SPEAK – There were no requests received.
47 HUMBERSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE CONSULTATION – “YOUR SAFETY, YOUR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE” – The Chairman welcomed Ros Barbour to the meeting, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service Communications Supervisor. Miss Barbour had been invited to the meeting to discuss with the Panel the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service consultation “your safety, your fire and rescue service”.
The Panel was informed that the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 required a Fire and Rescue national framework for England to be put in place that set out the Governments priorities and objectives for Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRA) in connection with the discharge of their functions. The Act also required that FRA’s had regard to the Framework in exercising their functions.
The Framework stipulated that every FRA in England must produce an Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP), that identified and assessed all fire and rescue related risks that could affect their communities, including those of a cross-border, multi-authority and/or national nature. The Plan must have regard to the Community Risk Register produced by each Local Resilience Forum (LRF) and any other appropriate local risk analysis.
The Panel heard that on Wednesday 9 September, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service launched its public consultation on the IRMP, and the Strategic Plan. This was a third (and final) year refresh of the IRMP 2018/21 and Strategic Plan 2018/21.
They explained the Service’s aims and objectives and how it assessed risk and kept its communities, businesses and those who visited the four local authorities; Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire safe.
The consultation ran from 12noon 9 September to 12noon on 11 November 2020.
As part of the consultation process, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service were contacting Local Authority Scrutiny Committees to invite elected members to contribute to the consultation.
Miss Barbour delivered a presentation to the Scrutiny Panel, before inviting members to comment on the Fire Service aims, objectives, priorities and how it kept communities safe.
Resolved – (a) That Miss Barbour be thanked for her attendance, presentation and for answering members’ questions, and (b) that the Scrutiny Panel comments and observations on the consultation be considered by Humberside Fire and Rescue Service when considering the refresh of the Integrated Risk Management Plan and Strategic Plan.
48 ADDED ITEM – There was no added item for consideration at the meeting.