PFRS Minute 210524
Renfrewshire Council · 20 August 2024
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Minute of Meeting Police and Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee Date Time Venue Tuesday, 21 May 2024 15:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Present: Councillor Robert Innes, Councillor Alec Leishman, Councillor Mags MacLaren, Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor Iain McMillan Chair Councillor McGurk, Convener, presided. In Attendance G Hannah, Head of Climate, Public Protection & Roads and G Heaney, Climate and Public Protection Manager (both Environment, Housing and Infrastructure); and R Devine, Senior Committee Services Officer and D Cunningham, Committee Services and Licensing Officer (both Finance & Resources). Also in Attendance Chief Superintendent G McCreadie and Inspector A Marshall (both Police Scotland); and D McCarrey, Area Commander and P Storrie, Group Manager (both Scottish Fire and Rescue Service). Webcasting of Meeting Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Convener intimated that this meeting of the Sub-committee would be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast on the Council’s internet site. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
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1 Police Scotland - Performance Report There was submitted a report by the Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland, relative to service performance and activities in the Renfrewshire area for the reporting period 1 April 2023 to 29 February 2024. The report summarised the key performance indicators and provided statistics and updates in terms of Renfrewshire’s Policing Priorities 2023/26 and Police Scotland’s Policing Priorities 2023/26. DECIDED: That the contents of the report and verbal update be noted. 2 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - Quarterly Performance Report There was submitted a report by the Group Manager, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) relative to SFRS performance and local fire and rescue service plan priorities in the Renfrewshire area during period 1 January to 31 March 2024. The report provided updates in relation to Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities; Renfrewshire activity; accidental dwelling fires and casualties; unintentional injury and harm; deliberate fire setting; non-domestic fire safety and unwanted fire alarm signals. In response to a question raised at the last meeting of this Sub-committee held on 12 March 2024 whether there had been an increase in incidents on the A737 road, the Group Manager advised that this did not appear to be the case but that the level of incidents would continue to be monitored. DECIDED: That the contents of the report and verbal update be noted. 3 Local Issues The Area Commander, SFRS, advised that a “Future Service” pre consultation was running until 30 June 2024 and that any further consultation arising from that would be detailed in due course. It was highlighted that the SFRS also carried out enforcement action and fire safety measures in addition to their emergency fire-fighting response. Deliberate fire setting in the Tannahill area was raised as an issue. The Area Commander, SFRS, discussed the benefits arising from the recent Fire Skills courses undertaken in neighbouring local authorities. It was suggested that the Council's Youth Services consider the establishment of a similar initiative to the Fire Skills course currently operating in the Inverclyde Council area. DECIDED: That the verbal updates be noted.
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Valdedictory Cllr McGurk expressed thanks on behalf of the Sub-committee to David McCarrey for his contribution to the work of the Sub-committee and wished him well on his retirement from SFRS.