Meeting Details

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion of, or voting on any matter, in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate on that matter.

Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 3, of the Standards and Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 20 October 2015, 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, attached marked 5, brings the constitution of the Standards and Human Resources Committee to its Members for review.  The report also asks Members to consider whether there is any training or development, which should be undertaken by the Committee in order to fulfil its role.

This report, attached marked 6, reviews progress against the 2015/16 Work Plan for the Standards and Human Resources Committee and puts forward a 2016/17 Work Plan for the Committee's consideration and approval.

This report, attached marked 7, updates the Committee on Member development activity over the past year and proposes training and development activity for the year April 2016 to March 2017.

Officers have carried out a review of the following:

• Role Descriptions of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee; and
• Role Description and Skills and Competencies of the Independent Person

which can be accessed via the links below.

Although no amendments are proposed by officers, Members may wish to review these documents and make recommendations accordingly to the Authority.

Officers have carried out a review of the following Protocols:

• Member / Officer Relations
• Gifts and Hospitality

which can be accessed via the links below

Although no amendments are proposed by officers, Members may wish to review these documents and make recommendations accordingly to the Authority.

Whilst not a legal requirement, it is good practice for Members to receive regular updates on Code of Conduct complaints, even if there have been none.  Officers are pleased to report that, during the period 2015/16, the Fire Authority has received no complaints that any of its Members has breached its Code of Conduct.

Officers have developed a new People Strategy to direct the focus of the Service's resources in the Human Resources and Development; Training and Assurance; and Service Development Teams.  The final draft of the Strategy is currently out for consultation with the Management Team.  The Assistant Chief Fire Officer will give a presentation to the Committee on the Strategy, following which Members will be asked to consider and endorse the Strategy.

The Assistant Chief Fire Officer will provide a short, verbal briefing on the forthcoming Employee Engagement Survey.

This report, attached marked 15, updates Members on progress on the main actions identified in the Single Equality Scheme Action Plan from March 2015 to February 2016.

This report, attached marked 16, provides an overview of the Service's Equality Monitoring Statistics.

This report, attached marked 17, provides Members with an overview of the reasonable adjustments made to support employees in their work roles.