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Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

15/03/2005Finance and General Purposes Committee Item 7

26 April 2007

Error! Bookmark not defined.Fire and Rescue Performance Assessment - National Report

Report by the Chief Officer

Contact: David Howells, Director of Corporate Services, telephone: 02380 626835

Summary

Attached to this report as Appendix A (for Members of the Committee only) is the Audit Commission's national report setting out the results and key messages arising from `Fire and Rescue Performance Assessment'. The report was published on 5 April 2007.

Appendix 1 of the report provides the scores for each element of the overall Assessment: Direction of Travel, Use of Resources, and Service (Operational) Assessment and these are set against the benchmark of the 2005 Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) score. Members will note that several fire and rescue authorities are appealing their Direction of Travel scores, but from this summary it does appear that, by comparison, Hampshire is performing very well indeed and it would be reasonable to conclude that we are well within the top ten of top performing fire and rescue authorities in the country.

The outcome is a very positive one indeed and is testament to the commitment and hard work of everyone who has responded positively during a period of unprecedented change for the fire and rescue service.

The Report provides some examples of good practice which will be considered as we identify opportunities for further improvement.

The Report is available electronically on the Audit Commission's website.

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That the key messages and comparative scores set out in the Audit Commission's National Report of the Fire and Rescue Performance Assessment be noted.

Equality Impact Assessment

The proposals within this report are considered compatible with the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Human Rights Act 1998, and the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

Background Information (Section 100D of Local Government Act 1972)

The following documents disclose the facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of the report:

_ Audit Commission - Fire and Rescue Performance Assessment - National Report - April 2007

Note: The list excludes: (1) published works; and (2) documents that disclose exempt or confidential information defined in the Act.