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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: All Members were present and no apologies were noted, but apologies were received from Donna Jones, the Police and Crime Commissioner. |
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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 that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 2 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 297 KB To confirm the open minutes of the previous meeting. 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 Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) commenced the fieldwork element of the inspection of the Service and the Chief Fire Officer welcomed it as an opportunity to develop and improve.
The Chairman was also pleased to announce
that a team from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue
Service and Hampshire Constabulary won a Best Emergency Services
Collaboration award for their work in intensive care units at the
Skills for Health, Our Health Heroes Awards on 24 March, which the
Chief Fire Officer fully endorsed, thanking the teams for their
valued work.
The Chairman confirmed that he had attended the LGA Fire Conference in Newcastle with Councillor Roger Price and Councillor Gary Hughes, and whilst there took the opportunity to meet with PFCC Roger Hurst to hear about the arrangements in Essex where there is joint police and fire governance. The information was beneficial in forming a response to the Government’s white paper once published.
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Member developments To receive any updates from Members of the Combined Fire Authority. Minutes: Councillors Price, Hughes and Stephens
confirmed their attendance at the LGA Conference and Cllr Stephens
welcomed the opportunity for all services to come together again
and how warmly received HIWFRA attendance was at the event. |
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Annual Pay Policy Statement PDF 184 KB To consider a report from the Chief Fire Officer, which asks that the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority approve the Pay Policy Statement for publication on Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service’s website. Additional documents: Minutes: The Authority considered a report from the
Chief Fire Officer (item 7 in the minute book) on the Pay Policy
Statement, which Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue
Service (HIWFRA) are required to produce and publish
according to section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011 (openness and
accountability in local pay). |
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Retrospective Building Design Principles - Healthy and Inclusive Workplaces PDF 574 KB To consider a report from the Chief Fire Office, which seeks approval for a proposed programme of works across the estate to ensure buildings remain fit for purpose and reflect the requirements of a modern public service. Minutes:
The Authority considered a report from the Chief Fire Officer (item
8 in the minute book), which requested approval for a proposed
programme of works across the estate to ensure buildings remain fit
for purpose and reflect the requirements of a modern public
service.
Further investigation on funding the proposals was
welcomed by the Authority.
RESOLVED b) Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority noted the work would be undertaken by the Finance and Estates teams to develop proposals for funding the programme of works, and such proposals would be brought back for approval by the Authority as part of an update to the Medium Term Financial Plan later in the year. |
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Blue Light Collaboration PDF 212 KB To receive a report from the Chief Fire Officer, which updates the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority (HIWFRA) on the progress of collaboration of which HIWFRS are a key part of in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Minutes: The Authority considered a report from the Chief Fire Officer (item 9 in the minute book) which summarised the progress Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) has made in collaborating with our Blue Light partners.
The report was summarised and
newer Members of the Authority were taken through the history of
the collaboration, which was a strong area for the Service.
RESOLVED |
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Open Minutes from the Stakeholder Committee - 1 February 2022 PDF 168 KB To note the open minutes from the Stakeholder Committee that took place on the 1 February 2022. Minutes: The minutes from the 1 February Stakeholder Committee were noted by the Authority. |
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Open Minutes from the Standards & Governance Committee meeting - 11 March 2022 PDF 92 KB To note the open minutes from the Standards & Governance Committee meeting that took place on 11 March 2022. Minutes: The minutes from the 11 March Standards & Governance Committee were noted by the Authority.
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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: The Authority did not go into exempt session. |
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Exempt Minutes from the Stakeholder Committee - 1 February 2022 To note the exempt minutes from the Stakeholder Committee that took place on the 1 February 2022.
Minutes: The exempt minutes from the 1 February Stakeholder Committee were noted by the Authority.
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