The Combined Fire Authority (CFA) is the governing body of your local fire and rescue service and is made up of 17 elected Members.

These councillors are from Leicester City, Leicestershire County, and Rutland County Councils. The number of elected members on the Combined Fire Authority put forward by each of the three councils is proportionate to the number of electors in their respective area. The councillors on the Combined Fire Authority also reflect the political make up of the constituent authorities.

Their role is to provide an efficient fire and rescue service in accordance with various legislative requirements. The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 sets out the principal expectations for the service. Ministerial responsibility for fire and rescue policy now sits under the Home Office. The Fire and Rescue National Framework for England sets out the government's expectations and requirements for fire and rescue authorities.

The CFA comprises 17 elected members from Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. You can view the members of the CFA below.

The CFA meets up to five times a year. It has two sub-committees, Corporate Governance and Employment. Details of the meetings, along with papers, can be found on the CFA meetings page. Member appointments to committees, along with details of allowances and a register of their interests can be found in the documents below.

The Government Pensions Regulator requires up to date information relating to public service pension schemes to be published. This is so scheme members and interested parties know that their scheme is being managed effectively. This information includes:

• who the pension board members are
• representation on the pension board
• matters for which the pension board is responsible
• the pension board's terms of reference
• the pension board appointment process
• who each pension board member represents
• employment and job title (where relevant) and any other relevant position held by each board member
• any specific roles and responsibilities of individual pension board members

All scheme members and staff who are eligible to be automatically enrolled into the scheme, as well as other interested parties (including prospective members who are not eligible to be automatically enrolled into the scheme and those who have opted out of membership) can request information on the pension scheme by contacting the scheme manager, Colin Sharpe. For more information on the pension board, see the Overview of Key Bodies Responsible for Firefighters and Terms of Reference.

If for any reason you wish to make a complaint against a Member of the Authority, please contact us here.