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Cllr Dave Norman sough Cabinet approval for the Improvement Plan developed in response to the inspection of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue (published 27th July

2022), prior to its submission to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies

and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) by 14th October 2022.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

·         Acknowledge & accept the finding of the HMICFRS Report (Appendix

1)

·         Approve the GFRS Improvement Plan at Appendix 2,

·         Delegate authority to the Director of Fire and Community Safety to make any final changes to the Improvement Plan, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Fire, Community Safety and Libraries, prior to its submission to HMICFRS by 14th October 2022.

·         Approve additional funding of £338,757, from Reserves to support the establishment of the Programme Management Team for a period of 18 months, as set out in Appendix 3, to support the delivery of the Improvement Plan.

Cllr Dave Norman sought Cabinet approval for the Improvement Plan developed in response to the inspection of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue (published 27th July

2022), prior to its submission to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies

and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) by 14th October 2022.

It was outlined that this was now His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.

This was an ongoing improvement plan and the Cabinet Member outlined the recommendations within the report.

Members commented on the comprehensiveness of the report and sought reassurance that there was sufficient clarity amongst the detail to ensure wider cultural change. This piece of work had been developed since the beginning of the year and the detail was required for the inspectorate. Cultural change would take time but was high priority and would be monitored.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

·         Acknowledge & accept the finding of the HMICFRS Report (Appendix

1)

·         Approve the GFRS Improvement Plan at Appendix 2,

·         Delegate authority to the Director of Fire and Community Safety to make any final changes to the Improvement Plan, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Fire, Community Safety and Libraries, prior to its submission to HMICFRS by 14th October 2022.

·         Approve additional funding of £338,757, from Reserves to support the establishment of the Programme Management Team for a period of 18 months, as set out in Appendix 3, to support the delivery of the Improvement Plan.