The States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service's Annual Performance Report for 2007.

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A decision made (19/06/2008) regarding: The States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service's Annual Performance Report for 2007.

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2008-0028
Decision Summary Title :	Fire & Rescue Service – Annual Performance Report 2007		Date of Decision Summary:	19 May 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Chief Fire Officer Mark James		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service – Annual Report 2007		Date of Written Report:	19 May 2008
Written Report Author:	Chief Fire Officer Mark James		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service’s Annual Performance Report for 2007.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the publication of the Fire & Rescue Service’s Annual Performance Report for 2007.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Service last published an Annual Report in 2002. In 2003 the Service incorporated the annual report information into the newly introduced Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP). This decision was made to rationalise the Service’s publications and to reduce the workload. The difficulty with including the annual report within the IRMP is that the aim of the IRMP is to set out the Service’s Corporate Plan for the coming year not report on performance of the previous year. Additionally the IRMP is only produced in full every three years supported by a yearly action plan. This has resulted in the Service’s performance not being clearly communicated with our stakeholders and the public. The UK Fire & Rescue Service is still required to produce an Annual Performance Report in addition to their IRMP. The Performance Report summarises how the Service has performed against national indicators and provides comparative data. The States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service is funded by the public it should therefore clearly communicated its performance to them. The re-introduction of the Annual Performance Report will not only summarise what the Service has achieved in the previous year but also how it compares to similar UK Fire & Rescue Services. This will serve to better explain the activities of the Service and clearly communicate our performance to our stakeholders and the public of Jersey.
Resource Implications: Associated printing costs of approximately £100
Action required: The Chief Fire Officer to arrange for publication of the Service’s Annual Performance Report 2007.
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