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Replacement Mobilising Solution: Options

A 10-year contract for the supply of the Vision mobilising system and associated services awarded to Capita on the 1 August 2012. The contract is due to end on 31 July 2022 but can be extended incrementally up to 2026. The Vision System went live in November 2015, and if these contract extension options are exercised in full, the Brigade will have been using the Vision mobilising system for 11 years by 2026.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Annual Review of Scheme of Governance and Decision-making

As the fire and rescue authority for Greater London, the London Fire Commissioner has published a Scheme of Governance, ensuring the Brigade’s business and the Commissioner’s decisions are appropriately, effectively, and efficiently scrutinised and executed. This report provides an annual review of the operation of that Scheme in 2020–21 and recommends updates to the Scheme to ensure it remains current and fit for purpose.

Agreed Commissioner decision

External Audit Plan 2020/21

This report presents the external audit plan 2020/21. The plan, attached at Appendix A, summarises the external auditor’s assessment of the key risks and outlines their planned audit strategy in response to those risks. The report also sets out the fees for the audit programme of works, to meet the requirements of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and other auditing standards and professional requirements.

Agreed Commissioner decision

High Rise Firefighting Policy PN633 - update

This report provides an update on the High Rise Firefighting Policy 633 (the Policy/PN633) and recommends that the revised Policy attached as Appendix 1 be implemented. The policy was amended by the London Fire Commissioner (LFC) on 12 February 2020 (LFC-0304xD) to address the challenges related to firefighting, evacuation and rescue identified during Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (GTI).

Agreed Commissioner decision

Statement of Assurance

The London Fire Commissioner (LFC) is required to prepare an annual Statement of Assurance in accordance with the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England. This report presents the LFC’s statement for 2019/20.

Agreed Commissioner decision

LFB Training Centre Croydon

This report provides an update on the London Fire Brigade Training Centre Croydon Project and details the numerous issues that have impacted on the project. A key change is the high-rise training requirement which has emerged since the project commenced which has resulted in the specification of a new Urban Firefighting course. This course is expected to require a facility that can vent real fire and smoke to air which the proposed facility at Croydon is unable to accommodate.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Internal Audit - Draft Annual Plan for 2021-22

The LFC’s Financial Regulation at paragraph 13(m) (Internal Audit) requires the draft annual audit plan to be approved by the Commissioner. This report contains the draft Internal Audit annual plan for 2021/22 and is submitted in compliance the aforementioned internal regulation. The Internal Audit Charter, setting out our purpose, authority and responsibilities is also attached for reference.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Cyber Security Policy

The report seeks approval for a new Cyber Security Policy (CSP) which defines objectives and guidelines in relation to cyber security for the Brigade. The policy, designed largely for ICT staff, is designed to provide a basis on which the Brigade provides and maintains a secure environment for its information assets across its ICT estate.

Agreed Commissioner decision

London Fire Brigade Fundraising

This report provides an overview of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) Museum fundraising strategy in relation to raising £670k in match funding which is required by August 2021 in order for London Fire Commissioner (LFC) to qualify for the remaining £1700k Delivery Phase Grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF).

Agreed Commissioner decision

Independent Operational Assurance Work Plan 2021-22

As part of its response to the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry (GTI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary & Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), the London Fire Brigade (LFB) have commissioned the services of an Independent Operational Assurance Advisor, Alasdair Hay.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Internal Audit - Quarter 4 Progress Report - 2020-21

This report summarises the work carried out under the Internal Audit Shared Service Agreement by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)’s Directorate of Audit, Risk and Assurance in the fourth quarter of 2020/21. It provides an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control framework within the Brigade.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Local Pay Policy 2021/22

This report sets out a formal pay policy statement for 2021/22 to be adopted by the London Fire Commissioner (LFC) in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, section 38.

Agreed Commissioner decision