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Quarterly Monitoring of Commitments in the London Safety Plan for 2018/19 – Quarter 3 (end December 2018)

The current London Safety Plan (2017) was approved by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority on 30 March 2017 (FEP2723).

Agreed Commissioner decision

Appointment of Assistant Director, People Services

ln 2017, Assistant Commissioner Andy Roe and Tracey Dennison, interim Head of Human Resources Management, undertook a review of people-related services in the Brigade, leading to the creation of a People Services department for the Brigade, which would be headed up by a new Assistant Director,

Agreed Commissioner decision

Fire Safety Specialist Short Term Skills Gap

This report highlights the immediate skills gap faced by the Brigade's specialist fire safety teams, in an unprecedented time of demand combined with the lack of available qualified and competent staff nationally, both in the public and private sector.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Review of Car Parking for Union Street Staff

The sale of Southwark Training Centre, expected to complete in September 2018, will result in the reduction of car parking spaces for LFC officers based at Union Street. The London Fire Commissioner gives approval to negotiate and execute a new lease agreement for when the current lease expires in 2020.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Capital Strategy 2019-20 and Future Years

The CIPFA Prudential Code 2017 sets out a new requirement for Local Authorities to produce a Capital Strategy. to form part of an authority's integrated revenue, capital and balance sheet planning.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Records Storage Management - Award of Tender

LFC-0071 seeks approval to accept a tender for the management and storage of Brigade records.

Agreed Commissioner decision

London Fire Brigade Sponsorship Policy

This report updates the London Fire Commissioner sponsorshop policy, combining it for the first time with a revised version of the organisations code of practice on sponsorship and including a new checklist for London Fire Brigade staff to use when considering sponsorship opportunities.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Foundation Software Licensing

The Brigade has completed a tender exercise (under a Crown Commercial Services framework) and is ready to put in place a call off contract for the supply of a range of software licences and software from different manufacturers; this report seeks a decision to accept the tender and give a delegated authority to the Chief Information Officer to make software purchases/renewals under the contract.

Agreed Commissioner decision

London Fire Commissioner - Corporate Seal

Her Majesty of the Queen was petitioned and has now granted Royal Licence to the transfer of London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority's Arms to the London Fire Commissioner. This report recommends the London Fire Commissioner notes the granting by Her Majesty of the Royal Licence and approves the adoption by the London Fire Commissioner of a new corporate seal bearing the Arms.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Firefighter recruitment – qualification requirements

This report seeks to enable applicants for trainee firefighter positions to demonstrate the required competence in English and Maths by means of GCSE examinations passes or certified achievement of Functional Skills level 2 in these subjects. Where such evidence is not available, candidates will continue to be required to pass the Brigade’s ability tests in English and Maths.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Provision of Insurance Services

Report LFC-0025 seeks approval to award contracts for the London Fire Brigade's insurance policies from 1 July 2018.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Appointment of Assistant Commissioners

Following the most recent Deputy Commissioner appointments there are two vacant Assistant Commissioner posts that need filling now and in the very near future. The post of Head of Grenfell Tower Investigation and Review Team post was also evaluated as an Assistant Commissioner post but never recruited to substantively.

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