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The Fire Authority
Introduction
The Fire Authority is funded partly by the Government, consisting of Revenue
Support Grant and National Non-Domestic Rates, and partly by the local tax payer
in the form of Council Tax.
The Authority is responsible for the Derbyshire Fire &
Rescue Service. The Fire Authority is a separate entity and is responsible for
setting the level of revenue funding and the costs incurred in running a ‘front
line service’. It operates within a legal framework, which is heavily influenced
by Central Government.
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is accountable to the Fire
Authority, which sets out rigorous guidelines. In order to enable the business
of the Fire Authority to be carried out, meetings are held throughout the year
and reports are produced by the Chief Fire Officer, Monitoring Officer and
Treasurer.
Members
Derbyshire Fire Authority consists of 20 councillors; 15 are from Derbyshire
County Council and 5 are from Derby City Council.
For a full list of the elected and independent members of the Fire Authority,
for access to the Members Code of Conduct or to access the Concerns and
Complaints procedure for Fire Authority members click on the button below.
Structure
The Fire Authority has a number of committees which look at different aspects
of the service. The diagram below shows the structure of the Fire Authority and
its committees.
For details about each of the committes please click on the committees box in
the diagram below or use the menu on the left hand side of the screen.
Terms of Reference
The Fire Authority meetings deal with the following issues which are known as
its terms of reference:
- Statuatory / Regulatory
- Reviews / Approvals
- Financial
The Fire Authorities Work Programme which contains a break down of the terms
of reference by meeting can be viewed by clicking on the button below.
All documents are provided in pdf format, you will require a pdf reader such
as Adobe Reader to view the files, Adobe Reader can be downloaded by clicking on
the image below.
Meetings
The Fire Authority meets a number of times a year and also has an annual
meeting once each year to elect a Chair and Vice-Chair. To access the details of
upcoming and previous Fire Authority Meetings use the button below.
In the first instance the designated contact for the Fire Authority is:
Margaret
Mee
Tel: 01332 777001
E-mail: mmee@derbys-fire.gov.uk
Concerns and Complaints
For a list of the relevant contacts to use for any concerns or complaints you
have about the Derbyshire Fire Authority or its members please click on the
button below.
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