Meeting Details

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

To agree the non-exempt minutes of the Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 1 November 2005, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

The report of the Chief Fire Officer asks the Committee to approve the amended Member training and development questionnaire and to recommend to the Fire Authority a process for Member personal development review.

The report of the Chief Fire Officer seeks the opinion of Human Resources Committee, in response to the request made by the Employers in Circular EMP/01/06, that Fire and Rescue Services share the cost of the impending legal action by Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire in relation to co-responding.

The report of the Chief Fire Officer informs the Human Resources Committee of the draft UK Fire and Rescue Service Human Resources Strategy, written by the Chief Fire Officers Association, which has been issued for consultation. The closing date for responses is 15 March 2006.

The report of the Chief Fire Officer gives the Human Resources Committee the opportunity to comment on the consultation paper from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on Leadership and Development in the Fire and Rescue Service.

The report of the Chief Fire Officer updates the Human Resources Committee on the discontinuation of the Integrated Personal Development System (IPDS) Hub and the progress made to date within Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Fire Service Circular 4-2006 provides information on personal insurance for firefighters.

To consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of paragraph 1 (information relating to an employee). The following reports are not available to the public by virtue of the above section of the Local Government Act 1972.

(Paragraph 1 - Information relating to an Employee) To agree the exempt minutes of the Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 1 November 2005, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

(Paragraph 1 - Information relating to an Employee) The report of the Chief Fire Officer inform Members of applications from Fire Authority employees to undertake outside employment, which have been approved provisionally by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee, attached marked 14. For decision