Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1a

Minutes - 24 January 2022 pdf icon PDF 632 KB

1b

A&GC Agenda Pack Accessible version 24.01.2022 pdf icon PDF 12 MB

1c

Apologies for Absence

3.

Declarations of Interest

Purpose:

To receive Declarations of Interest from Councillors relating to items to be considered at the meeting, in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Authority’s Local Code of Conduct, and any from Officers.

 

4.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 October 2021 pdf icon PDF 188 KB

Recommendation:

That the Minutes of the meeting and any recorded actions held on 20 October 2021, be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

5.

Consideration of any matters properly referred to this Committee for decision

6.

Internal Audit Update pdf icon PDF 134 KB

Recommendation:

To note the findings as presented in RSM’s Progress Report.

Additional documents:

7.

External Audit Update pdf icon PDF 134 KB

Recommendation:

To note the contents of the Audit Planning Report in Appendix A.

Additional documents:

8.

Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme - Presentation

Purpose:

To receive a presentation on the update of Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme.

 

9.

Pay Policy Statement 2022/2023 pdf icon PDF 219 KB

Recommendation:


To note and recommend approval of the RBFA Pay Policy Statement 2022/2023 to the Fire Authority meeting on 15 February 2022.

Additional documents:

10.

Member Code of Conduct Review and Consultation pdf icon PDF 241 KB

Recommendation:

 

To agree a six week consultation on the draft RBFA Member Code of Conduct, and that the findings of the consultation are brought back to the Committee for recommendation to the Fire Authority.

 

 

Additional documents:

11.

Grievance, Bullying and Harassment Policy; Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy; Employee Code of Conduct; Behavioural Competency Framework pdf icon PDF 156 KB

Recommendation:

 

To approve the revised Grievance, Bullying and Harassment Policy and Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy, subject to any further amendments the Committee may wish to make and note the changes to the Employee Code of Conduct and the Behavioural Competency Framework.

Additional documents:

12.

Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Reports 2021 pdf icon PDF 192 KB

Recommendation:

 

To note the Gender Pay Gap Report, Gender Pay Gap Action Plan and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report and agree that the Gender Pay Gap Report and the Ethnicity Pay Gap Report are published on the RBFRS website.

Additional documents:

13.

Local Pensions Board Six Month Update pdf icon PDF 155 KB

Purpose:

 

To note the Local Pension Board six month update.

14.

Quarterly Performance Report - Quarter Two pdf icon PDF 140 KB

Purpose:

To provide the Committee with an overview of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (RBFRS) Quarter Two performance for the 2021/22 financial year.

 

Quarter Two Performance Report (Appendix A) is printed under a separate cover.

 

Additional documents:

15.

Date of next meeting

Wednesday, 23 March 2022, at 6.30pm, RBFRS Headquarters, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire RG31 7SD.