The Appointments Committee
Members of Avon Fire Authority (AFA) are responsible
for appointing the most senior positions within Avon Fire &
Rescue Service. These positions include the Chief Fire
Officer/Chief Executive and the Deputy Chief Fire Officer/Executive
Director. Meetings of the Appointments Committee will be held when
positions become available:
Current members:
Labour:
Councillor J Lovell
Councillor T Walker
Liberal Democrats:
Councillor G Curran
Councillor M Drew
Councillor S McGall
Conservatives:
Councillor S Cook
Councillor H Roberts
Councillor C Barrett
The Equalities Forum
Avon Fire Authority (AFA) has created a member/officer
working group under Chair of the Chief Fire Officer/Chief
Executive. This will work with representatives of the trade unions
and others to ensure that equality is maintained throughout the
service.
Current members:
Labour:
To be confirmed
Liberal Democrats:
Councillor D Kitson
Conservatives:
Councillor N Barrett
The Health, Safety and Welfare Forum
Objectives of the forum:
- To provide support to Avon Fire Authority (AFA) in performing
its statutory functions with regard to compliance with health and
safety legislation and employee health, safety and welfare.
- To encourage improvements in the AFA's health and safety
management policies and practices.
- To provide a forum for AFA to report on its performance against
its targets and objectives.
- To provide a forum to report on the performance of health and
safety within AFA.
- To raise awareness of the responsibilities, requirements and
risk management opportunities within health and safety
management.
- To address and inform on priorities highlighted regarding
health, safety and welfare as appropriate.
Current members:
Labour:
Councillor S Crew
Liberal Democrats:
Councillor M Drew
Conservatives:
Councillor R Willis
The Integrated Risk Management Forum
Objectives of the forum:
- To produce and recommend for approval to Avon Fire Authority
(AFA) a first draft Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for
consultation by the end of October in any given year in accordance
with any revised Government guidelines that may be issued by
Communities & Local Government (CLG) - formally the DCLG.
- To agree the Consultation Strategy in respect of other local
communities and key stakeholders of the IRMP and to consider the
results of any such consultations before recommending a final IRMP
to AFA for approval and implementation.
- To prepare an action plan with timescales for specific
proposals for change which will create safer communities.
- To develop arrangements to monitor the outcome and
effectiveness of each phase of the IRMP as it is introduced and
make changes as necessary.
- To develop an annual action planning cycle which will ensure
the IRMP is regularly updated.
Current members:
Labour:
Councillor J Lovell
Liberal Democrats:
Councillor T Kent
Conservatives:
Councillor T Marter
The Performance Management Forum
Objectives of the forum:
- To provide support to Avon Fire Authority (AFA) in
performing its statutory functions with regard to performance
management.
- To encourage improvements in AFA's performance management
practices.
- To provide a forum for AFA to report on its performance against
its targets and objectives.
- To provide a forum to report on the performance of major
suppliers (for example Severn Park Joint Training Centre or
Occupational Health) against targets and objectives.
- To raise awareness of the Comprehensive Performance Assessment
(CPA) process and its role within AFA.
- To address other priorities highlighted through the CPA process
as appropriate.
- To bring all key stakeholders together to address performance
management needs.
Current members:
Labour:
Councillor R Stone
Liberal Democrats:
TBA
Conservatives:
Councillor G Wood
The South West Regonal Management Board
The six principal fire and rescue authorities
- Gloucestershire, Avon, Devon & Somerset, Cornwall,
Dorset and the Isles of Scilly - make up the South West
Regional Management Board.
Current members are:
Labour:
Councillor T Walker
Liberal Democrats:
Councillor G Curran (sub)
Conservatives:
Councillor H Roberts
Councillor C Barrett (sub)
The Special Purposes Committee
Sometimes matters arise that urgently need a decision by
members, but cannot wait until the next meeting of Avon Fire
Authority (AFA). Alternatively, matters arise that do not need
to be discussed by all 25 members. In these cases
the political group leaders of the AFA will meet
under the Special Purposes Committee.
Current group leaders:
Labour:
Councillor T Walker
Liberal Democrats:
Councillor G Curran
Conservatives:
Councillor S Cook
The Standards Committee
The Standards Committee promotes and maintains high standards of
conduct by all members of Avon Fire Authority (AFA)and
ensures AFA's Code of Conduct is observed. The committee
is made up of three fire authority members and two independent
members.
Current members:
Labour:
Councillor T Walker
Liberal Democrats:
Councillor K Dando
Councillor S Comer
Conservatives:
Councillor H Roberts
Councillor T Marter
Mr J Fisk
Mr C Williams
1 x TBA