Police, Fire and Rescue Sub Committee Minutes

PROCEDURE - The Chairman, on behalf of the Police, Fire and Rescue Sub Committee, congratulated Kenny Simmons on receiving the Queens Fire Service Medal

The Chairman, on behalf of the Police, Fire and Rescue Sub Committee, thanked the previous Chairman, John Syme, for his hard work and dedication to the Sub Committee and it was AGREED that the Director write to John Syme to convey the Sub Committee's thanks.

9 Members present, 2 apologies

Decision

NONE declared

Decision

NOTED the remit of the Police, Fire and Rescue Sub Committee as being - to scrutinise local Police and Fire and Rescue arrangements

Decision

AGREED to appoint the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Police Fire and Rescue Sub Committee to the Police Scotland Dumfries and Galloway Continuous Improvement Group.

Decision

SCRUTINISED the performance report for Dumfries and Galloway from Police Scotland for the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, as detailed in the Appendix to the report, NOTING that the Local Police Commander was to present a report to the Police Scotland Scrutiny Board on new ways of reporting information to the Sub Committee.

Decision

SCRUTINISED the performance report for Dumfries and Galloway from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017, as detailed in the Appendix to the report.

MEMBER - Graham Bell left the meeting - 8 Members present

Decision

NOTED

7.1     the very informative presentation by Station Manager, Ian Anderson

7.2     the three year review of the Dumfries and Galloway Local Fire and Rescue Plan 2014-17 at Appendix 1 of the report;

7.3     SCRUTINISED the Dumfries and Galloway draft Local Fire and Rescue Plan 2017 at Appendix 3 of the report and considered the consultation questions at Appendix 4 of the report;; 

7.4     the Director Communities would collate the responses to the consultation from this Sub Committee and Area Committees as the basis for the Council's response to the consultation;

NOTED

7.5    that Full Council would be asked to consider and agree the Council’s response to the consultation at its meeting on 26 September 2017, this extension to the deadline of 3 September 2017 having been granted by the Local Senior Officer; and

7.6     that the final draft Dumfries and Galloway Local Fire and Rescue Plan 2017 would be presented to Full Council for agreement on 14 December 2017. 

Decision

NOTED that there was no other business deemed urgent by the Chairman due to the need for a decision