Fire Authority

The Chair will welcome Councillor Paul Davis from Telford & Wrekin Council to the Fire Authority.

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 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.

The Fire Authority is asked to receive any questions, of which appropriate notice has been received, from Members.

Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 6, of the Annual Fire Authority meeting, held on 24 June 2026, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

The Fire Authority is asked to consider and approve the recommendations in the following items from the Audit and Standards Committee, held on 15 July 2026, and the Strategy and Resources Committee, held on 16 September 2026, which require ratification by the Fire Authority. Audit and Standards Committee – 15 July 2026  7a     Annual Review 2025/26 - attached marked 7a. Strategy and Resources Committee – 16 September 2026  7b   Revenue and Capital Performance to August 2026 – attached marked 7b 7c     Reserves Strategy – attached marked 7c

This report, to follow marked 8, gives an overview of the Performance and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 23 September 2026.

This report, attached marked 9, presents the calibrated confidence position for all 24 Service Assurance Framework domains following the senior leadership deep dive held on 22 September 2026.  It summarises the current ratings, trajectories, movement since the previous assessment, corporate risk links and the domains requiring formal monitoring

Members have a discretion to exclude the press and public from meetings of the Fire Authority in defined circumstances.  In view of the nature of business to be transacted, it is recommended that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied in all the circumstances of the case that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information, that Members formally resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

This report, attached marked 11, provides the Fire Authority with an update on an ongoing fire safety prosecution, including the case background, work undertaken, costs incurred, future cost estimates and next steps.

This report, attached marked 12, sets out the options for replacement of the Service’s current data centre platform.

The Temporary Assistant Chief Fire Officer will give a presentation updating the Fire Authority on the Service’s Training Facilities replacement project.