Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies were noted from Councillor Ian Stephens from the Isle of Wight, and from Councillor Mellor who had a clash with another meeting.

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.

Members were mindful of their duty to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they had in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest was not already entered in the Authority's register of interests, and their ability to disclose any other personal interests in any such matter that they might have wished to disclose.

To approve the open minutes from the meeting held on 11 November 2020.

 The open minutes from the meeting held on 11 November 2020 were noted and approved.

Pursuant to Standing Order 19, to receive any deputations to this meeting.

There were no deputations for the meeting.

To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.

The chairman expressed thanks and admiration to all fire staff in for the work they had done in difficult Covid environment.

To receive a verbal update on 3SFire converting to a Community Interest Company.

The committee were updated on 3SFire converting to a Community Interest Company.

It was explained how despite the difficult financial climate, optimism was expressed in the ability of the company to maintain a balanced budget.

Thanks was expressed towards the community interest company and the good job they were doing.

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.

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 the items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraphs 1 and 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.

To consider an exempt report from the Managing Director, which provides a summary of the strategic approach and projected business plan numbers for the first year of trading for 3SFire as a new Community Interest Company (CIC).

The committee considered an exempt report from the Managing Director which provided a summary of the strategic approach and projected business plan numbers for the first year of trading for 3SFire as a new Community Interest Company (CIC) [SUMMARY OF A MINUTE WHICH CONTAINS EXEMPT INFORMATION].

To receive an exempt report from the Managing Director, which details the Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2021.

The committee heard an exempt report from the Managing Director, which detailed the Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2021 [SUMMARY OF A MINUTE WHICH CONTAINS EXEMPT INFORMATION].

To approve the exempt minutes from the meeting held on 11 November 2020.

The Committee received and noted the exempt minutes of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Stakeholder Meeting held on 11 November 2020.