Meeting Details

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussioon 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 receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 4, of the Strategy and Resources Committee meeting, held on 28 January 2021, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

This report, attached marked 5, reviews progress against the Strategy and Resources Committee 2020/21 Work Plan and puts forward a 2021/22 Work Plan for consideration and approval by Members.

A review of the Strategy and Resources Committee Terms of Reference and delegations is currently being undertaken by Officers and the Chair of the Committee.  This review follows the governance changes that were agreed by the Fire Authority in June 2019.

Once the review is completed, an extraordinary meeting of the Committee will be called to consider any proposed changes to the Committee’s terms of reference and delegations.  Any recommendations arising from the review will then be taken forward to the Fire Authority’s Annual Meeting in 2021, for ratification.

This report, attached marked 7, asks Members to review the Role Descriptions for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Strategy and Resources Committee.

This report, attached marked 8, provides information and recommendations for consideration and agreement by the Strategy and Resources Committee in relation to work currently being undertaken by the Service to introduce a new set of corporate performance measures.

This report, attached marked 9, updates the Committee on the latest position regarding the Service Plan 2021-2025.

This report, attached marked 10, provides an update on the achievements that have been made against the People Strategy 2016-2020 and presents the new People Strategy for 2021-2025.

This report, attached marked 11, explains Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service's obligations under the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Information Regulations 2017) to publish an annual Gender Pay Gap report and provides the associated details.

This report, attached marked 12, provides Members with an overview of the Service's Equality Monitoring Statistics and how it uses this data.

This report, attached marked 13, updates Members on progress on the main actions identified in the Equality Scheme Action Plan from March 2020 to February 2021.

This report, attached marked 14, provides Members with an overview of the reasonable adjustments made to support employees in their work roles.