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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):

 

 

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