States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service: Strategic Review

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A decision made 29 March 2017:

Ministerial Decision Reference: MD-HA-2017-0024
Decision Summary Title: Invitation to the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser for Wales to undertake a strategic review of the States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service.
Decision Summary Title :	SJFRS review 2017		Date of Decision Summary:	29 March 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Deputy Chief Fire Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Ministerial Briefing Note Independent Review of SJFRS 2015 03 28		Date of Written Report:	28 March 2017
Written Report Author:	Deputy Chief Fire Officer		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Independent Strategic Review of the States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service
Decision(s): The Assistant Minister decided to invite the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser to the Welsh Assembly Government to undertake a strategic review of the States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service.
Reason(s) for Decision: To provide assurance to the Assistant Minister that the Service’s Integrated Risk Management Plan 2017-2020 (JFR2020) is sound, to examine opportunities for improvement and risks to delivery and to consider key strategic challenges facing the Service in the coming years.
Resource Implications: Review costs will be between £7,000 and £8,000, funding for which has been identified from within the Service’s 2017 revenue budget.
Action required: The Deputy Chief Fire Officer to procure the review and report on the adviser’s findings.
Signature:		Position: Connétable Deidre Mezbourian Assistant Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):