Meeting documents

MMembership:  Councillors: P Evans (West Sussex), Dr P Bryant (Royal Berkshire),

M Cartwright (Hampshire), Mrs H Clack (Surrey), B Cope (Kent) (Vice Chairman),

MMrs J Heathcoat (Oxfordshire), M Murphy (East Sussex), D Rowlands (Buckinghamshire) (((Chairman) and Mrs D Tuson (Isle of Wight).

I I In Attendance:CFO J Bonney (Hampshire), CFO M Burrell (West Sussex), CFO I Cox

(((Royal Berkshire), Acting CFO B Feeley (Kent), CFO R Pearson (Surrey), CFO J Parry (((Oxfordshire), CFO D Prichard (East Sussex), CFO D Smith (Buckinghamshire), CFO P Street

(I(Isle of Wight) and ACO C Kerr (Kent).

1. 1.

CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

2. 2.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

3. 3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive declarations of personal and/or prejudicial interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

Members are reminded that in accordance with the Constitution any Member declaring a prejudicial interest is required to withdraw from the meeting.

4. 4.

PROCEDURAL MATTERS

To receive any questions from Members of the Board.

5. 5.

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

(2 April 2008 - Previously Circulated)

Attachments - 1

6. 6.

MATTERS ARISING

7. 7.

CORRESPONDENCE
(Letter to Councillor Peter Evans from Parmjit Dhanda MP - download as .pdf file)
(Letter to Parmjit Dhanda MP from Councillor Evans - download as .doc file)
(Letter to William Freeley from Parmjit Dhanda MP - download as .pdf file)

8. 8.

PROGRESS AGAINST PLAN – Kent

REPORT: RMB/05/08 (download as .doc file)

Attachments + 3
(Appendix 1 - download as .pdf file)
(Appendix 2 - download as .pdf file)
(Appendix 3 - download as .pdf file)

9. 9.

REGIONAL MANAGEMENT BOARD BUSINESS PLAN 2008/11 – SEFIP

REPORT: RMB/06/08 (download as .pdf file)

Attachments + 2
(Appendix 1 - (download as .doc file)
(Appendix 2 - download as .doc file)

1110.

SOUTH EAST FIRE & RESCUE AUTHORITIES’ PROCUREMENT STRATEGY 2008/11 – Oxfordshire

REPORT: RMB/07/08 (download as .doc file)

Attachments + 2
(Appendix 1 - download as .doc file)
(Appendix 1 - Annex 1 - download as .doc file)

1111.

SOUTH EAST FIRE & RESCUE AUTHORITIES’ COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY – East Sussex

REPORT: RMB/08/08 (download as .doc file)

Attachments + 1
(Appendix - download as .doc file)

1 12.

IT’S HOW WE DO BUSINESS: OPERATIONAL DIVERSITY EVENT OUTCOMES – SEFIP

REPORT: RMB/09/08 (download as .doc file)

Attachments + 1
(Appendix - download as .pdf file)

1 13.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – SEFIP

Receipt of National Framework 2008-11 for Fire & Rescue Services and

National Equality and Diversity Strategy for Fire & Rescue Services 2008/18

REPORT: RMB/10/08
(download as .doc file)

1 14.

REGIONAL CONTROL CENTRE UPDATE (INCLUDING FIRELINK and FIRECONTROL) – West Sussex

REPORT: RMB/11/08 (download as .doc file)

Verbal update with powerpoint presentation

1 15.

DATES OF NEXT MEETINGS – 8 October 2008, 21 January and 1 April 2009

1 16.

EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

To consider whether, in view of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that, if the public and press were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.  NOTE:  Any item appearing in the confidential part of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is confidential and therefore not available to the public. A list and description of the exempt categories are available for public inspection at each Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters.