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Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Strategy Update
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Meeting: 26/11/2013 - Cabinet (Item 207)
207 Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) Public Safety Plan Update 
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Decision:
1. That a review of the Public Safety Plan 2011- 2020 be endorsed.
2. An updated draft Public Safety Plan be agreed by Cabinet in October 2014, prior to public consultation.
Reasons for Decisions:
SFRS continues to modernise and adapt to changing demands and the community risk profile. With central government considering Sir Ken Knight’s Review, the increasing challenges around public spending, transformational collaborative working opportunities and our Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) targets, it is the right time to develop the PSP further.
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Minutes:
The Cabinet Associate for Fire and Police Services was invited to present this report and began by congratulating the Chief Fire Officer and his staff for their professional approach at this difficult time – this was endorsed by the Cabinet.
She said that all Fire and Rescue Services were facing a changing demand and must adapt to provide more effective and efficient services.
After extensive consultation in 2010, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service had established a long term plan, the Public Safety Plan 2011-2020, which the service proposed to update and develop to ensure it took account of new information including the census data and intelligence regarding the changing environment, national and local demands.
She considered that Surrey County Council was at the forefront of planning for the future and commended the revised recommendations (tabled at the meeting) to Members.
RESOLVED:
1. That a review of the Public Safety Plan 2011- 2020 be endorsed.
2. An updated draft Public Safety Plan be agreed by Cabinet in October 2014, prior to public consultation.
Reasons for Decisions:
SFRS continues to modernise and adapt to changing demands and the community risk profile. With central government considering Sir Ken Knight’s Review, the increasing challenges around public spending, transformational collaborative working opportunities and our Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) targets, it is the right time to develop the PSP further.