Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

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.

 

3.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 30 October 2023 pdf icon PDF 311 KB

Recommendation:

That the Minutes of the meeting and any recorded actions held on 30 October 2023, be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

4.

Consideration of any matters properly referred to this Committee for decision

There were no matters referred to this Committee for decision.

5.

Internal Audit Update pdf icon PDF 133 KB

Purpose:

To note RSM’s progress report.

Additional documents:

6.

External Audit Update pdf icon PDF 132 KB

Purpose:

To note the update report from the External Auditors, EY.

7.

Pay Policy Statement pdf icon PDF 219 KB

Purpose:

 

To note the report, and recommend the draft Pay Policy Statement 2024/25 (Appendix A) to the Fire Authority for approval.

Additional documents:

8.

Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap reports 2023 pdf icon PDF 196 KB

Purpose:

 

To note the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap reports,  and agree that they are published on rbfrs and gov.uk website.

Additional documents:

9.

Code of Conduct Consultation pdf icon PDF 158 KB

Purpose:

 

To note the outcome of the second consultation on the RBFA Member Code of Conduct; and recommend to the Fire Authority that it agree the RBFA Code of Conduct Consultation be held every three years, subject to any proposed updates for which the draft Code of Conduct document will be consulted upon sooner.  

Additional documents:

10.

Quarterly Performance Report- Quarter Two pdf icon PDF 228 KB

Purpose:

To note of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (RBFRS) quarter two performance for the 2023/24 financial year.

 

Additional documents:

11.

Forward Plan pdf icon PDF 28 KB

Purpose:

 

To note the Forward Plan.

12.

Date of next meeting

Thursday 28 March 2024, at 6.30pm, RBFRS Headquarters, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire RG31 7SD.