Workforce Diversity Report 31st March 2016 Operational = Grey book employees (Inc. Control, CS, TFS) Data as at 31st March 2016 (Source iTrent HR system) HR Policy Team

Knowing Our Staff (March 2016) 1360 Employees 85% Operational 15% Support staff Sexual Orientation 3.2% of staff* declared non heterosexual orientation Gender 14.4% of total staff are female 6.5% operational staff are female Age Average Ages 44 - Wholetime 46 - Support Staff 40 - On call 1074 employees entered diversity data on iTrent (79%) Ethnicity 94.4% of staff* are from white British/Irish background Disability 11.9% of staff* who provided their data declared one or more disabilities 474 Operational On call Staff 38 Volunteers * % based on the number of staff who gave a meaningful response (i.e.. excludes ‘prefer not to say’ entries)

Age (Mar 2016)   Operational Service Support Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Average Age 42 42.2 42.3 46 46.2 46.3 Key Points Over half (53%) of Wholetime Operational staff are aged 40-49 The average age of On call staff is lower (39.5) than Wholetime (44.8) 46% (12) of On call Watch Managers and 32% (23) of On call Crew Managers are over the age of 50 KFRS has only 4 staff below the age of 21 and only 10% of staff are below the age of 30; the planned recruitment of apprentices should help to address this age imbalance

Disabilities Reported Disability (Mar 2016) Breakdown of Disabilities declared Disabilities Reported   Learning Disability 44 Long Standing Illness 31 Mental Health 13 More than 1 disability 6 Other disability Physical Impairment 10 Sensory Impairment – Hearing Sensory Impairment – Other 1 Sensory Impairment - Sight 2 Key Points 11.9% * of staff who entered their data declared a disability 8.7% of our total staff (118) have declared a disability compared to only 2.6% on the Snowdrop HR system in 2015 6 people declared more than 1 disability Learning disability is the most common disability - 37% of disabilities declared The second most common disability is a long standing illness/condition * % based on the number of staff who gave a meaningful response (i.e.. excludes ‘prefer not to say’ and ‘not stated’ entries).

GENDER PROFILE OF ON CALL EMPLOYEES Gender (Mar 2016) Percentage and (number) of females within KFRS:   2011/2012 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Mar-16 Operational 5.7% (81) 5.7% (79) 5.8% (79) 6.2% (81) 6.5% (81) Service 58.2% (138) 57.6% (140) 55.1% (125) 51.1% (118) 53.6% (118) Total 13.2% (219) 13.4% (219) 12.8% (204) 13% (199) 14.5% (197) GENDER PROFILE OF ON CALL EMPLOYEES Key Points The percentage of operational females has increased slightly from 6.2% to 6.5% The percentage of females in the Service has increased slightly from 13% to 14.5% despite a reduction of 2 females (due to a higher % of male leavers) Only 3.6% of on call staff are female

Sexual Orientation (Mar 2016) % of employees declaring sexual orientation   2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Mar 2016 Operational 43.3% 41.4% 43.0% 69.2% Service Support 68.2% 63.0% 65.6% 88.2% Total 46.0% 44.5% 46.2% 70.1% Key Points The percentage of staff declaring their sexual orientation has increased significantly – from 46% to 70% 31 employees have declared non heterosexual orientation 3% of staff* who recorded their information are non heterosexual 10% of those who entered diversity data ‘preferred not to say’ about their sexual orientation Non Heterosexual Orientation Bisexual 10 M, 3 F, total 13 Gay Man 1 Gay woman 5 Other 12 * % based on the number of staff who gave a response but excluding ‘Prefer not to say’ entries Total 31

Ethnicity and Religion (Mar 2016) % of Employees from ethnic minorities Christian   2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Mar-16 Operational 2.2% (30) 2.3% (31) 2.5% (24) 4.8% (44) Service Support 6.6% (16) 5.8% (14) 5.0% (10) 8.0% (16) Total 2.8% (46) 2.8% (45) 2.9% (34) 5.5% (57) No religion Other Agnostic Buddhist Religion  No of Staff Christian 557 Atheist or No Religion 316 Agnostic 40 Other 41 Buddhist 4 Sikh 3 Hindu 2 Muslim 1 Jewish Prefer not to say 109 Sikh Hindu Jewish Muslim Key Points – Ethnicity Ethnic minorities represented in our staff include Asian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Black Asian, Black Caribbean, White Gypsies and mixed ethnic origin 8% of KFRS support staff are from ethnic minority backgrounds compared with 5% the previous year. 11.5% of Kent & Medway residents are from an ethnic minority, so KFRS remains under represented in terms of ethnicity Key Points – Religion Our ‘Religion’ data is now more accurate due to improved categorisation on the new iTrent HR system The most common religion of our staff is Christian followed by Atheist/ No religion

Maternity (1 Apr 2015 – 31 Mar 2016) Key Points Maternity Figures (Approx.) 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Support Staff 6 1 7 4 3 Control 2 Wholetime On call Total 9 5 10 8 Key Points 7 females took maternity leave between 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 Of those due to return to work by 31 March 2015 (4 staff) 100% did so; 1 on full-time hours and 3 returned on flexible working (2 reduced hours, 1 compressed hours) The other 3 females remained on maternity leave All those taking maternity leave were aged over 30

Volunteers (Mar 2016) Key Points Only age and gender diversity data is held at present for volunteers but this will be expanded in the future The split of male and female volunteers is roughly equal at 52.6% male and 47.4% female The average age of volunteers is 44 The largest category of volunteers is females aged 21-29 (15.8%) There is a greater age diversity amongst volunteers than employees

KFRS Compared with National Fire Service Averages (2015/2016) Key Points At 4.5% the percentage of female firefighters in KFRS is slightly below the national average of 5% The percentage of women in KFRS Support and Control roles at 57% is higher than the national average of 55% The total female representation at KFRS is similar to the national average Bisexual/Gay/Lesbian representation in fire services remains low nationally at 3%; at KFRS it is less than this at 2% Key Points KFRS Firefighters are marginally older than nationally with 42.5% compared with 40% aged over 46 The average age of KFRS Firefighters at 42 is marginally higher than the national average of 41 KFRS has 45% of all staff aged over 46 compared to 41% nationally The percentage of ethnic minority Firefighters in KFRS is lower than the national average Religious representation at KFRS is broadly similar to the national average

Key Equality and Diversity Achievements Achieved 2015-16 New diversity data recording system implemented on iTrent Successful employee diversity data campaign Mental Wellbeing plan introduced and implemented (includes active support for Bluelight MIND initiatives, staff publicity and resources, and sign up to the Big White Wall) Wellbeing and Carers Conference February 2016 Joint Rainbow Forum work with Kent Police Introduction of Wellbeing Zone to support employees Health and Wellbeing programme of events – e.g. Health MOT roadshow, Physio visit to SHQ, Sports Day, Lunchtime Activity Club, after work exercise classes Accessibility improvements at SHQ Planned for 2016-17 New strategic approach to focus more on individual customer need – internally and externally New equality and diversity E- Learning Work to be undertaken by HR around the impact of an aging workforce External evaluation of staff welfare through Employers Wellbeing Charter Assessment Launch of KFRS Wellbeing Champions Transition from E&D to Inclusion Re-assessment against the FRS Equality Framework Equal Pay Audit Range of initiatives to support Carers within KFRS New Wellbeing strategy