Meeting Details

Members are asked to elect a Chair for the ensuring year.

Members are asked to appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuring year.

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting room before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

Members are asked to agree the non-exempt minutes of the Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 27 May 2010, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

This report, brings the latest version of the Committee’s constitution to the notice of its Members and asks them to consider whether there is any training or development, which should be undertaken by the Committee in order to fulfil its role. Finally, it asks Members to consider whether the meetings of the Committee could be reduced from three to two per year.

This report brings to the Committee’s attention the process currently in place to evaluate Member training and development needs and asks the Committee to review that process and make recommendations in this respect to the Fire Authority.

This report provides the Committee with an analysis of shortfalls in evidence of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service’s meeting the 'Excellent' standard in the Fire Service Equality Framework, and the action required to demonstrate that these criteria are met.

This report, informs the Committee of the progress of Telford Race, Equality and Diversity Partnership, as requested by the Fire Authority, and brings to the attention of Members the draft 2010/11 Service Level Agreement negotiated with Telford Race, Equality and Diversity Partnership.

This verbal report from the Assistant Chief Fire Officer (Human Resources) will bring Members’ attention to the recent review, in which the Service has maintained its ‘Investors in People’ status.

This report updates Members on implementing Equality Impact Assessments, and identifies those still outstanding from years 1 and 2 in the three year EQIA implementation plan.

This report provides the Committee with a summary report on the work of the Equality and Diversity Steering Group from May to August 2010.

This report updates Members on the progress to August 2010 of actions identified within the Single Equality Action Plan, which is monitored through the Directorate Business Plans.

Members are asked to consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972 that the public and press be excluded for the following agenda item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of the paragraphs 1 and 2.

This exempt report informs Members of three applications from Fire Authority employees to undertake outside employment.