Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room One, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL

Contact: Emily Wilcox  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

34.

Apologies for Absence/Replacement Members

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Mrs Kate Cook.

 

It was reported that, under the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, Councillor C J T H Brewis had been appointed as a replacement member for Councillor Mrs K Cook, for this meeting only.

 

35.

Declarations of Members' Interests

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

36.

Minutes of the previous meeting held on 29 October 2019 pdf icon PDF 249 KB

Minutes:

It was agreed that the minutes be amended as follows:

 

Minute 30 –

The Prevent Manager provided a presentation which provided an update on the Annual Present Prevent Review Report 2019.

 

Minute 32 –

In 2016, Lincolnshire Police had launched an Assisting Rehabilitation through Collaboration (ARC) scheme, which involved working with the most prolific offenders to address the underlying causes of their offending behaviour, in order to reduce the likelihood of further offending. Where rehabilitation was not possible, scheme users would be tackled effectively using both informal and formal powers tools.

 

RESOLVED:

 

          That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 29 October 2019 be          approved as a           correct record and signed by the Chairman, subject to the        amendments set out above.

 

37.

Announcements by the Chairman, Executive Councillors and Chief Officers

Minutes:

The Chairman announced that he had recently attended the Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Long Service and Good Conduct Ceremony, which was a successful event celebrating Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Officers.  

 

The Executive Councillor for Culture and Emergency Services thanked Members for visiting their local Fire Stations and encouraged Members to continue with their visits.

 

The Executive Councillor for Community Safety and People Management advised Members that Superintendent Dianne Coulson had been appointed as the new Assistant Director – Public Protection and would commence her role on the 6 January 2020. Sara Barry would continue to act as the Assistant Director – Public Protection until the 6 January.

38.

Fire and Rescue Statement of Assurance pdf icon PDF 312 KB

(To receive a report from Dan Quinn, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, which sets out the Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Statement of Assurance for 2018-19)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

caConsideration was given to a report by the Chief Fire Officer, which set out the requirement for fire and rescue authorities to provide an annual Statement of Assurance on financial, governance and operational matters. 

 

Members were informed that Lincolnshire was classified as one of the most rural counties in England by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The rural nature of the county posed challenges for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, however, the Government were seeming to acknowledge the extent of the challenges faced by fire services in rural areas.

 

In line with LFR’s commitment to continuous improvement in 2018 the Service was inspected as part of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) inspection process, in which the service was rated as 'good' overall. Following the inspection, an action plan was put in place to address any issues highlighted within the report.

 

LFR had a number of future plans in place to improve the service, which included:

  • Improving the health and wellbeing of the workforce.
  • Developing the service's information management technology capability, which would include the development of a revised management information system strategy and the joint future control capability.
  • The development of prevention and protection capability, which would be developed in line with LCC’s Joint Strategic Needs Analysis and Great Lincolnshire Economic  Plan.

 

Officers were satisfied that the systems and measures LFR had in place with respect to financial, governance and operational matters for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 were fit for purpose and effective.

 

Members were referred to Appendix  A to the report, which set out the full Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Statement of Assurance for 2018-19.

 

Members were invited to ask questions, in which the following points were noted:

·         LFR were exploring the ways in which they could support employers whom allowed their staff to be on-call fire-fighters. Officers welcomed support from Councillors on this matter and encouraged Members to communicate the role of on-call fire-fighters to employers.

·         The Chief Fire Officer thanked the County Council for their continued support to LFR.

·         Officers confirmed that the rate of the ageing population was not impacting on the recruitment of fire officers.

·         It was noted that the vulnerability of the ageing population was concerning for LFR and their partners. LFR had introduced the vulnerability profile 'SHERMAN' to help people identity key traits that led to the fire fatalities. Sherman highlighted seven key factors that may make people at greater risk of having a fire, or being less likely to react to a fire – smoking; hoarding; elderly people or those who live along alone; reduce mobility, hearing or visual impairments; mental health issues; alcohol misuse, drugs/medication dependence and those needing care of support. The campaign aimed to increase awareness of vulnerable individuals so that LFR could work with partners to help reduce the risk of those vulnerable people. 

 

 

·         LFR's integrated risk management plan would consider the risks posed by the projections of an 11% increase in Lincolnshire's  ...  view the full minutes text for item 38.

39.

Road Safety Partnership Annual Report pdf icon PDF 1 MB

(To receive a report by Steven Bachelor, Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, which provides the Committee with an update on fatal and serious injury casualty figures for Lincolnshire)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report by the Senior Manager – Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, which provided an update on killed and serious injury (KSI) casualty figures for Lincolnshire, as well as data on trend, comparisons and areas of priority.

 

Members received a presentation which highlighted following key points in relation to the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership (LRSP):

 

·       There had been 56 fatal road traffic collisions and 456 serious road traffic collisions in 2018, which amounted to 512 people killed or seriously injured in 2018, compared to a target of 387. The increase in figures was partly  due to a change in the way that data was reported

·       To date, there had been 48 fatal casualties recorded in 2019.

·       74% of casualties' causalities in Lincolnshire occurred on the rural road network.

·       Casualties causalities  were more likely to be male.

·       The highest risk groups were two wheel motor vehicle riders, young drivers (17-24) and mature road users (60+).

·       The LRSP comprised of LCC; the Police and Crime Commissioner; LFR; Lincolnshire Police; East Midlands Ambulance Service and Highways England.

·       LRSP Vision was 'to make significant year on year reductions in those killed or injured on Lincolnshire's roads through a sustainable, co-located road safety partnership delivering targeted interventions focussed on education, engineering and enforcement'.

·       The priority groups for LRSP were young drivers, mature drivers, two wheel motor vehicle users, pedal cyclists, pedestrians and business users.

·       The core objectives for LRSP were: A 20% reduction in the number of killed or seriously injured road casualties from an average annual number of 457 (in 2010 – 2012) to no more than 367 and A 20% reduction in the number of children killed or seriously injured road casualties from an average number of 27(in 2010 – 2012) to no more than 22.

·       The LRSP were involved in a number of campaigns to improve safer road safety, and as also delivered training and education to schools and colleges to communicate the importance of road safety.

·       A number of enforcement techniques were in place to deal with road users who were driving or riding dangerously.

·       Members were advised that the methods currently deployed by the partnership were seen to be the most effective methods; however with more resource it was felt that the partnership could have a greater impact.

 

Members were invited to ask questions, in which the following points were noted:

 

·       It was clarified that the charge for the seatbelt was lower as it was an online course and required less resource.

·       Members questioned whether it would be possible to implement a policy which allowed more parish councils to amend speed limit restrictions in certain areas as it had proven to be successful in some areas. The Senior Manager – Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership advised that speed limits needed to be realistic and appear to feel appropriate for drivers. It was acknowledged that there was a balance to be made in respect to speed limits and it was important to ensure that compliance was appropriate for the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39.

40.

Public Protection and Communities Scrutiny Committee Work Programme pdf icon PDF 399 KB

(To receive a report by Daniel Steel, Scrutiny Officer, which provides the committee with the opportunity to consider and comment on the content of its work programme for the coming year to ensure that scrutiny activity is focussed where it can be of greatest benefit)

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Scrutiny Officer presented the Committee's prospective work programme.

 

Members were advised at the next meeting of the committee, Members would receive a report on the Revenue and Capital Budget Proposals 2020/21; an update on the Emergency Planning services response to the Wainfleet Flooding incident and the Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Draft Risk Management Plan 2020 Consultation.

 

The Scrutiny Officer agreed to add a six monthly report on Adults Re-offending to the work programme.

 

RESOLVED:

 

          That the work programme be noted.

 

 

 
 
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