FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

SELECT COMMITTEE

PLANNED PROGRAMME OF WORK

Creating safe and crime-free communities

PURPOSE

To achieve efficient and effective overview and scrutiny by means of a planned programme of work.

CHAIRMAN VICE - CHAIRMAN

Cllr G Price Cllr V Morey

ROLE

To review and/or scrutinise decisions made or actions taken relating to the areas of work covered by the Committee

To make reports and/or recommendations to the full Council and/or the Executive

To consider any matter affecting the area or its inhabitants relating to the areas of work covered by the Committee

SCOPE

The Fire and Rescue Service

Emergency planning

Crime and disorder

Consumer protection

The Coroner

Land drainage

Bereavement Services

Environmental Health

Community Safety Strategy

Best Value Review 1999/2000 (pilot)

Bereavement Services

Best Value Reviews 2000/01

Fire and Rescue Service – Communication and Control

Promoting a Safe Society (Cross cutting Review)

Best Value Reviews 2001/02

Community Safety (to include Environmental Health, Emergency Planning, Crime and Disorder, Community Fire Safety)

Fire and Rescue Service Procurement

Best Value Reviews 2002/03

To be confirmed

Service Plans

Community Safety

Emergency Planning

Environmental Health

Trading Standards and Bereavement Services

Fire and Rescue Service

Other Strategic Documents and Plans Next Review (t.b.c)

Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy

Food Law Enforcement Service Plan

Community Safety Plan

Community Fire Safety Plan

Contaminated Land Strategy

Report of Her Majesty’s Fire Service Inspectorate

National Emergency Plan

Select Committee Membership of Working Parties and Task Groups

Working Parties 2001/02	Membership	Lead Officer
Hackney Carriage	Cllrs Morey, Price and Sutton (2 vacancies)	John Murphy/Rob Owen

Task Groups 2001/02	Membership	Lead Officer
Community Fire Safety	Cllrs Adams, Foster, Morey, Miller, Taylor	Paul Street
Bereavement Services	Cllrs Adams, Foster, Miller, Taylor, Stephens	Rob Owen/Malcolm Houghton
Crime and Disorder	t.b.c	Niki Haytack

SCHEDULE OF PLANNED BUSINESS (as of 2 August 2002)

FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE

Officers are reminded that copies of reports for Select Committees should be sent in electronic format to

Committee Services 10 working days before the planned meeting date. Agendas will normally be dispatched 7 working

days before the meeting.

DATE OF MEETING	SUBSTANTIVE AGENDA ITEMS	INVITEES
15 July 2002	Budget Update Crime and Disorder Strategy Scrutiny Session Dog Wardens	Gareth Hughes Niki Haytack Rob Owen/Barrie Monks
19 August 2002	Budget Update To monitor the capital and revenue budgets Bereavement Services Task Group To consider the report of the Task Group and make recommendations to the Executive Service Plans/Performance Indicators Consider Section 11 of the service plans and recommend changes, priorities areas for further scrutiny and monitor delivery of previous service improvement targets Community Fire Safety Task Group t.b.c To consider the future development of the Task Group Provision of Customs and Excise on the Island? T.b.c Select Committee Workplan To consider and approve the Select Committee’s workplan	Gareth Hughes Rob Owen/Malcolm Houghton Service Heads Paul Thistlewood Select Committee Support
16 September 2002	Criminal Damage To consider a report on the current policies and procedures for responding to criminal damage including graffiti, litter and vandalism Referred to at the Select Committee on 17 June 2002 Community Safety Best Value Review - CCTV To monitor progress made against the improvement plan. Budget Update To monitor the capital and revenue budgets	Niki Haytack Niki Haytack/Kim Dueck Gareth Hughes
21 October 2002	Budget Update To monitor the capital and revenue budgets Drug Action Team To receive a presentation on the work of the DAT. Members will have an opportunity to participate in a question and answer session. Referred to at the Select Committee on 17 June 2002 Hackney Carriage Working Party To consider a report on dezoning and make recommendations to the Executive	Gareth Hughes Niki Haytack Rob Owen/John Murphy
16 November 2002	Service Plans/Budget 2003 To consider service plans in the light of budget strategy options and make recommendations to the Executive Promoting A Safe Society Best Value Review To consider the amended Improvement Plan to assess whether SMART objectives have been included Referred to at the Select Committee on 17 June 2002 Community Fire Safety Best Value Review To monitor the improvement plan	Directors/Heads of Service Niki Haytack Richard Hards/Paul Street
16 December 2002	Budget Update To monitor the capital and revenue budgets Recruitment and Retention of Firefighters To review existing policies and make recommendations Crime and Disorder Task Group To receive feedback from the Task Group and agree a way forward	Gareth Hughes Richard Hards Niki Haytack
? January 2003	Budget 2003 To consider Executive budget proposals/options Environmental Health Best Value Review To monitor progress made against the improvement plan Dog Fouling To monitor progress made since this issue was considered by the Select Committee in July	Directors/Heads of Service Barrie Monks Barrie Monks
? February 2003	Budget Update To monitor the capital and revenue budgets Fire and Rescue Service Procurement Best Value Review To monitor progress made against the improvement plan	Gareth Hughes Richard Hards