Executive Board Minutes – 27 February 2024
MINUTES EXECUTIVE BOARD
27.02.2024 in the Haigh Room, HQ and via Microsoft Teams
Attending: | Zoë Metcalfe (ZM) – Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, North Yorkshire – Chair
Elliot Foskett (EF) – Acting Chief Constable, NYP Tamara Pattinson (TP) – Director of Delivery & Assurance, OPFCC Amanda Wilkinson (AW) – Director of Public Confidence, OPFCC Michael Porter (MP) – Chief Finance Officer, OPFCC Matthew 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 Sarah Davies (SD) – Executive Assistant – Executive Management Team Bethany Dollimore – Business Governance Apprentice, OPFCC Vicky Coe (VC) – Head of Prevention and Early Intervention, NYFRS |
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Guests: | |
Apologies: | Scott Bisset (SB) – Deputy Chief Constable, NYP
Jonathan Dyson (JD) – Chief Fire Officer, NYFRS Simon Dennis (SD) – Chief Executive & Monitoring Officer, OPFCC |
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Welcome, Introductions & Apologies |
The Commissioner welcomed the meeting. | |
2. | Action Log/Minutes |
The minutes of the January 2024 meeting were approved. | |
3. | North Yorkshire Police |
a. Current and significant issues emerging
EF provided an update on the current and significant issues emerging nationally and locally. EF informed members that he will be stepping down from his role as Acting Chief Constable and the new Chief Constable will commence in role on the 1st of April. b. For Information and Discussion EF updated the board of the vacancies in the control room, an advert will be sent out next week also to promote more on social media platforms and the interviews will begin in May. c. Decisions Required No decisions required. d. Third party reports including update on HMICFRS progress against actions A paper was not submitted to the board and ZM requested that this is provided for each meeting. ZM would like a briefing before the next board meeting. |
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4. | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service |
a. Current and significant issues emerging
MW provided an update to the board of national and local issues themes emerging. MW spoke to members about the recent fires in Valencia which were due to cladding and the one in China which was a result from an E- bike charger. National representatives from the UK have reached out to both countries to share learnings. b. For Information and Discussion VC spoke to the paper on DBS and presented members with the main highlights from the report. All employees within NYFRS have been informed of the process and the service is on track for completion. ZM thanked all for their work on this. c. Decisions required MW spoke briefly to the report on wildfires. ZM agreed to accept the donation. d. Third party reports including update on HMICFRS progress against actions Shows signs of progression, 2024 prep for inspection, will provide a path for 2025. Strategic brief will have a lot to say and a lot of future activities. |
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5. | enableNY |
a. Current and significant issues emerging
LS informed members that the enable review is underway with interviews beginning this week. The review is still on plan to deliver in March and there will be a series of workshops for back office colleagues. b. For Information and Discussion An update on the proposed Estates Strategy was presented to the board. Budgets and timescales were discussed at length and it was agreed that the new Estates Strategy will be completed by the end of the next financial year. c. Decisions required No decisions required. |
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7. | Legal Services |
a. Updates
No items presented. b. Collaboration agreement |
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8. | Finance |
a. Updates
MP highlighted key areas of the Budget Monitoring Reports for the third quarter. The financial year has been extended and a further outturn report will be provided. ZM approved the use of some of the interest received to replace reserves where needed. The Decision Notice for the 2024/25 fire budget and the 2024/25 Police budge were approved and can be published on the OPFCC website. ZM approved the Treasury Management Strategies. ZM asked that an update regarding PCSO recruitment is sent to her. |
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9. | OPFCC |
a. Commissioning & Partnerships
JN have launched a Violence strategy plan with a budget to cover this year and next year. Expansions of the knife bins and bleed out strategy. b. OPFCC updates No items for this section. c. Devolution JN spoke to members about the York and North Yorkshire combined authority and how it is all progressing. |
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10. | Risks |
a. NYP
Members discussed how the risk management is used and the changes that could be made moving forward. b. NYFRS No updates for this period. c. OPFCC Transition to combined authority safely moving across. |
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11. | Communications update/ Forward planning |
MC spoke to members about the great success of the media for York minister NYP, NYFS. Updates on VAWG between 18-24th of March. It’s the 10th Anniversary of Claire’s law next week. | |
12. | PFCC – matters for discussion |
No items for discussion. |