Executive Board Minutes – 24 April 2024

Tim Forber (TF)             – Chief Constable, NYP

Scott Bisset (SB)               – Deputy Chief Constable, NYP

Jonathan Dyson (JD)      – Chief Fire Officer, NYFRS

Simon Dennis (SD)         – Chief Executive & Monitoring Officer, OPFCC

Tamara Pattinson (TP)    – Director of Delivery & Assurance, OPFCC

Amanda Wilkinson (AW) – Director of Public Confidence, OPFCC

Michael Porter (MP)       – Chief Finance Officer, OPFCC

Mathew Walker (MW)    – Deputy Chief Fire Officer, NYFRS

Louise Branford–White (LB-W) – Head of Finance & S151 officer, NYP

Lisa Stitt  (LS)                     – Assistant Chief Officer Enable

Maeve Chappell (MC)      – Corporate Communications Lead, enableNY

Jenni Newberry (JN)         – Director of Commissioning & Partnerships, OPFCC

Bethany Dollimore           – Business Governance Apprentice, OPFCC

Suzanne Wilkinson (SW) – Executive Assistant – Commissioner

Xanthe Tait (XT)                – Director Evolve Legal Services

TF provided an update on the current and significant issues emerging nationally and locally. TF spoke to members on engaging with the communities and clear on policing. TF and SB gave members a brief update on the manhunt for two wanted men from the acid attack in York.

b. For Information and Discussion

SB updated the board on the COT minutes issued, permission to publish on police website as part of their transparency. TF has requested to make changes to staff uniform and to be at a higher standard.

Action – ZM has requested a meeting outside of EB with TF.

c. Decisions Required

No decisions required.

d. Third party reports including update on HMICFRS progress against actions

SB spoke to the board on Improvement plan is going forward. SB updated the board PEEL.

JD provided an update to the board of national and local issues themes emerging. Updates on work force planning and new recruitment.

b.  For Information and Discussion

MW updated members of staff surveys of lived experiences and how does it feel working for FRS, historical experiences. The impact has been powerful and all part of a journey to a better place.

c. Decisions required

No decisions required

d. Third party reports including update on HMICFRS progress against actions

JD told the board on the national scheme post Grenfell pushed to being front & centre and agreed in SLB how it would be moved forward.

Action – ZM requested a strategic subgroup to be set up.

LS updated the members that the review will be handed next week in a meeting outside of the board.

b.  For Information and Discussion

c.   Decisions required

No decisions required.

XT provided the board an update on the current and significant issues emerging.

b. Collaboration agreement

No papers

JN spoke to the board on the delivery plan on the victim centre. Highlighted key items on the great progress no VAWG. Hate crime awareness CRD process with NYP. Safer streets reviewing stalking processes. Commissioned under domestic abuse act must deliver support victims and their households.

b. OPFCC updates

SD updated members on current advertisement in the customer service team, promoting benefits.
c.  Devolution

SD discussed with the board about North Yorkshire being the first to attempt the change over to the combined authority and will presents some challenges with plug and play arrangements. JN highlighted to the board that the OPFCC has not experienced any staffing issues other areas have had in retaining staff confidence, remarkable and testament to spirit of team & process, very positive.

Updates on risk register and planning, opportunity to go though in the next quarter will be led by MP.

b. NYFRS

Updates to be brought every other meeting.

c. OPFCC

OPFCC have no papers to hand in.

d.  enableNY

No updates for this period.