Issue - meetings

That the draft Fire and Rescue Authority Public Safety Plan for 2016-2025 be approved to proceed to public and stakeholder consultation.

Reasons for Decisions:

Public consultation led by the Service will benefit residents as it will help them to better understand the choices we have to make to manage the service and give them the opportunity to comment on the plan.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Resident Experience Board].

The Cabinet Member for Localities and Community Wellbeing introduced the report by stating that the Council was required by government to produce an integrated risk management plan and that this formed part of the Public Safety Plan. He explained that Surrey Fire and Rescue Authority faced pressures in demand and that there were changes to the types of emergencies that they were required to respond to. He said that following approval a consultation would begin to gather feedback on the plan so far.

The Cabinet Associate for Community Safety Services said that it was important to recognise the contribution made by the Resident Experience Board and Member Reference Group along with the Fire Brigade Union and recognised how important these relationships were. She highlighted the equalities and diversity information contained within the report and stated that any further policy changes would be reviewed in light of this.

Members were informed that the consultation would be open for 6 weeks and that details on how to input into this would be made widely available.

RESOLVED:

That the draft Fire and Rescue Authority Public Safety Plan for 2016-2025 be approved to proceed to public and stakeholder consultation.

Reasons for Decisions:

Public consultation led by the Service will benefit residents as it will help them to better understand the choices we have to make to manage the service and give them the opportunity to comment on the plan.