LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND COMBINED FIRE AUTHORITY

Wednesday, 8 February 2023 at 10.00 am

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, 12 Geoff Monk Way, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3BU.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence.
2. To receive declarations by members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda.
3. To advise of any other items which the Chair has decided to take as urgent.
4. Chairman’s Announcements.
5. Public Participation/ CFA Rules of Procedure. Rule 9 – Member Questions.
6. To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Combined Fire Authority held on 30 November 2022.
7. To consider the minutes of the Corporate Governance Committee meeting held on 23 November 2022.
8. Service Delivery Update.
9. Budget Strategy 2023/24 to 2025/26. Appendix 1 – Budget 2023/24, Appendix 2 – Capital Programme, Appendix 3 – Treasury Limits and Indicators, Appendix 4 – Capital Strategy, Appendix 5 – Scheme of Virement,  Appendix 6 – Medium Term Financial Outlook 2023/24 – 2025/2026. Supplementary Report – Budget Strategy 2023/24 to 2024/25 – Formal Resolutions
10. Pay Policy Statement. Appendix.
11. Review of Member’s Allowances Scheme. Appendix – Members Allowances 2021/22.
12. HMICFRS – 2022 Inspection Outcome for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. Appendix
13. Industrial Action Update.
14. Culture within the Fire and Rescue Service.
15. Calendar of Meetings 2023/24. Appendix.
16. Urgent items.
17. Date of Next Meeting. The next meeting of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority will be held on 21 June 2023 at 10.00am.
18. Exclusion of the Press and Public. The public are likely to be excluded during the following items of business in accordance with Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972: Forge Health, Training Facility – Service Leadership and Development Centre Update, Update on 999 call handling and mobilising system (Exempt under Paragraphs 3 and 10 of Schedule 12A).

19. Forge Health.
20. Update on 999 Call Handling and Mobilising System.
21. Training Facility – Service Leadership and Development Centre Update.

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The agenda and reports for meetings of the Combined Fire Authority and its’ Committees are made available five clear working days before a meeting, not including despatch day, meeting day, weekends and bank holidays.

LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND COMBINED FIRE
AUTHORITY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH 2023 AT 2.00pm

Location: Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, 12 Geoff Monk Way, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3BU.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence.
2. To receive declarations by members of interests in respect of items on this agenda.
3. To advise of any other items which the Chair has decided to take as urgent.
4. Chairman’s Announcements.
5. Minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2022.
6. Performance Monitoring April 2022 – January 2023. Appendix – Performance Update April 2022 to January 2023. 
7. Service Development Programme and ‘Our Plan 2020-24’ Update -Appendix A Tasks.
8. Organisational Risk Register. Appendix – Organisational Risk Register 2023.
9. Progress against the Internal Audit Plan 2022-23. Appendix 1 – Progress against the Internal Audit Plan 2022-23 at 1 March 2023 , Appendix 2 – Statutory & constitutional requirements and working arrangements. 
10. Internal Audit Plan 2023/24. Appendix – Internal Audit Plan for Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service 2023-24.
11. External Audit – Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 March 2022. Appendix – Auditor’s Annual Report March 2023. 
12. Financial Monitoring to end of December 2022.
13. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services – Plan for Improvement.
14. Urgent Items.
15. Date of Next Meeting. The next meeting of the Corporate Governance Committee will be held on 12 July 2023 at 2.00pm at Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters.

The agenda and reports for meetings of the Combined Fire Authority and its’ Committees are made available five clear working days before a meeting, not including despatch day, meeting day, weekends and bank holidays.

LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND COMBINED FIRE AUTHORITY LOCAL PENSION BOARD

WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY 2023 AT 10.00am

Location: Gartree Committee Room, County Hall, Glenfield

AGENDA

1. Apologies.
2. Minutes of the Local Pension Board meeting held on 10 November 2022.
3. Conflicts of Interest.
4. Scheme Manager’s Update. Appendix A – Monthly Report , Appendix B – Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Risk Register. 
5. Scheme Administrator’s Update.
6. Employee Representative’s input. A verbal update will be received from an employee representative.
7. Date of next meeting. The next meeting of the Local Pensions Board will be held on 7 June 2023 at 10.00am.
8. Any other business.

The agenda and reports for meetings of the Combined Fire Authority and its’ Committees are made available five clear working days before a meeting, not including despatch day, meeting day, weekends and bank holidays.