Meeting Details

Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion 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.

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 Standards and Human Resources Committee meeting, held on 15 May 2018, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.    

Members are asked to note the minutes, attached marked 5a of the Pensions Board meeting held on 16 November 2018.

In relation to its running of the various pension schemes for which it is responsible, the Public Service Pension Schemes Act 2013 (PSPA13) and the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/2734), places one specific legal requirement on the Fire Authority every year; that is the requirement to ensure that all members receive their Annual Benefits Statement (ABS) by 31 August each year.  The Pension Board has received assurance from the Scheme Administrator that all ABS were sent to members within that timeframe.

An annual report, summarising all of the work undertaken by the Pension Board during 2018/19, will be coming to this committee at its meeting in March.

This report, attached marked 6, brings the latest version of the Committee’s constitution to the notice of its Members.  It also asks Members to consider whether there is any training or development they wish to receive in order for them to fulfil their role on the Committee.  

Officers have reviewed the following procedures and documents, which do not, currently, require any changes.  .

• Member Code of Conduct
• Code of Conduct Complaints Procedure
• Code of Conduct Complaints Form
• Disclosable Pecuniary Interest Form
• Dispensations Procedure

This report, attached marked 8, sets out the method of operation of a cycle to work scheme operated by the Fire Authority and recommends that Members agree to the benefits accrued to the Authority, local authority partners and the environment by supporting the introduction of the scheme in to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

This report, attached marked 9, explains what the Living wage is and the implications of its implementation on Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service since it was introduced in 2015.

This report, attached marked 10, provides an update on the changes that have been made to the People Strategy.

This report, attached marked 11, gives an update on the Occupational Health service supplied to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service by the current providers, Shropshire Community Health NHS trust, McClelland Centre (University of Worcester) and Shropshire Council (Occupational Health Physician).

This report, attached marked 12, provides a summary of the work of the Equality and Diversity Steering Group from October 2017 to October 2018.

This report, attached marked 13, sets out the progress made by Fairness, Respect, Equality Shropshire Ltd. from September 2017 to September 2018, as requested by the Fire Authority.