The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Lead Fire Authority Partnerships Phil Clark

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Partnership Working Group Chairman Paul Anderson, TWFRS Andy Jack, London Jack Kernohan, WMFS Nigel Marchant, South Wales

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Partnership Working Group British Retail Consortium –Sainsbury –Co-Op –Home retail Group Reports to DCFO Neil Gibbins

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Brief History Origins with HSE –Objective To raise the standard of health and safety management within a partner organisation or business and encourage consistency of enforcement across those LA’s that engage with it.

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Brief History LAPS enables an organisation with multiple outlets work with one local authority. Lead local authority acts as liaison point between organisation and LA regarding enforcement

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Lead Fire Authority Partnerships Sit outside of Regulatory Enforcement Sanctions Bill Falls outside of remit of Local Better Regulation Office and any Primary Authority Scheme. Not Protection from enforcement for an organisation.

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Terms of Reference Consider: –Future LFAPS between retailers and FRS providing equal benefits to both partners –Identify Tangible benefits to each parties –A means by which agreements could be achieved

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service What is in it for BRC? BRC members receive professional fire safety advice on a Strategic level by a lead partner. –Local issues will remain local issues. –National issues referred back to lead authority. –Arbitration?

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service What is in it for FRS? Benefits in kind of whatever you agree with partner e.g.- –Marketing advice or advertising on vehicles –Agreement not to sell chip pans –Sponsorship –Recruitment & Retention advice –Floor space instore for CS activities

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service What would CFOA like from FRS? All FRS to sign up to the principle of LFAPS- akin to that of Concordat. To gain your confidence in partnership process. –Allow you to direct resources to higher risk areas. E.g. premises not engaged in LFAPS –Therefore less onerous to business

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service What will CFOA Provide FRS? Suite of documents to assist FRS and Retailer –Partnership Policy –Partnership Risk Assessment –Service Level Agreement –Partnership Review document Held on CFOA Website with links to BRC

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service What will CFOA provide FRS? Fire Safety expectations to benchmark against A Internet based Partnership Register Exploring training with Loughborough University

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Partnership Policy Objectives Joint Working arrangements Links to FRS strategic goals Point of contact in FRS Extent of liability Insurance Financial Implications Review and Exit Strategy

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Partnership Review 2 Meetings per year Milestones to date Strategic outcomes review Milestones for future Corporate risks review Resources committed versus planned Improvements

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Progress to Date Two meetings taken place Draft documents circulated for comment –Feedback from BRC Prefer more of Gentleman's type agreement rather than contract- more flexibility to both parties Launch date proposed for Spring 2009

The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service