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Prevention Strategy 2023-2026

This report presents the LFB Prevention Strategy for approval, which supports the Community Risk Management Plan 2023.

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London Fire Brigade 2023-2026 Training Plan

The London Fire Commissioner proposes to move to a three-year training plan in order to extend its training planning horizon, and by so doing build in additional flexibility for both the Brigade and its staff. The longer-term approach facilitates a focus on increasing and maintaining skills levels, whilst also allowing officers to adapt to changes in demand more intelligently.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Property Compliance and Audit (C&A) Provision

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is required to ensure that LFB has a legally compliant and safe estate. The current contract for Compliance & Audit (C&A) services expires in September 2023. Provision of a C&A contract will assist in delivering the LFB’s Duty Holding responsibilities.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Prevention and Protection Establishment increase - Building Safety Regulator

There are two elements to the proposals made in this paper. The first is the role of LFB in providing assistance to the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) as required by the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). The recruitment of additional staff to service the request by the BSR for assistance is considered to have a number of benefits to improvement of fire safety coverage in London’s built environment.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Vision Mobilising System – Contract Extension

This report seeks approval to extend the existing contract with Secure Solutions and Services by two years, to run until July 2026 and also to undertake a “technical refresh” of the mobilising infrastructure.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Provision of Insurance Services 2023/24

This report seeks authority to put in place insurance arrangements for the London Fire Commissioner (LFC) for the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Statement of Accounts 2020/21 – Audited

This report presents the London Fire Commissioner's (LFC’s) audited Statement of Accounts 2020/21, including the Annual Governance Statement, attached at Appendix 1.

Agreed Commissioner decision

High Rise Firefighting - Policy Number 663

Following the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017, Operational Policy and Assurance (OPA) reviewed and made changes to Policy Number 663 (PN663) High Rise Firefighting.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Procurement and Financial Delegations

Recommends amendments to the London Fire Commissioner’s Scheme of Governance. It proposes that approval of procurement initiation under the Procurement Standing Orders should be delegated by the Commissioner to the Director of Corporate Services (DCS) and to the Assistant Director (Professional and Technical) and that the Assistant Director (Finance) should have delegated authority to exercise certain powers relating to financial management concurrently with the DCS

Agreed Commissioner decision

FRS 2023/24 Pay Settlement

This report seeks agreement for the London Fire Commissioner and the Deputy Mayor to implement the 2023/24 pay settlement for FRS staff that has been reached with the trade unions (GMB and UNISON).

Agreed Commissioner decision

Minor Revisions to the LFC Scheme of Governance

The London Fire Commissioner (LFC) Scheme of Governance (SoG) sets out the rules and procedures under which the organisation operates. Authority to make revisions to the SoG resides with the Commissioner. Proposed within the report are minor revisions to the SoG which seek to reflect organisational changes within LFB and other minor changes which are of an administrative nature and which simplify interpretation and understanding of SoG requirements.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Extension of the Independent Advice and Investigation Service

The external complaints service provided by CMP Solutions was set up on 28 November 2022 to handle complaints relating to bullying, harassment and discrimination, and a review of historic cases going back five years. The current approved budget (LFC 0780) for this service was approved to cover the period to 31st May 2023.

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