Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Performance Review and Scrutiny Committee Item 5

26^th June 2009

Performance Indicators

Report of the Chief Officer

Contact: Philip Webb, Performance Review Manager, telephone: 023 8062 6828

e-mail: [email protected]

1 Summary

1.1 This report contains highlights of the performance indicator data for the year end (fourth quarter of 2008/09).

2 Recommendations

2.1 That the report of the fourth quarter's performance be noted, and the strategies to meet the targets be endorsed.

3 Introduction

3.1 Recent guidance from the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has removed the requirement for Authorities to collect the previously prescribed Best Value performance indicators (BVPI's). However the Authority is continuing to use them as they provide an easy and transparent indicator of our performance. Local indicators will also continue to be collated. A report will be provided to this Committee at the September meeting to provide detail of indicators and new targets for the year 2009/10.

3.2 For the following indicators, performance for 2008/09 has exceeded the target and also improved against the previous year:

BV142ii	Number of serious primary fires
BV142iii	Number of accidental dwelling fires
BV143ii	Injuries sustained in accidental dwelling fires
BV146ii	Malicious false alarms attended
BV149i	False alarms caused by automatic fire detectors
BV206i-ii	Serious deliberate fires
LPI20b	Average attendance times to emergency incidents

3.3 BV12ii Sickness (all staff) has improved against last year, but failed to achieve target.

3.4 The performance in respect to the following indicators for 2008/09 was below the target set and worse than last year

BV143i	Number of deaths sustained in accidental dwelling fires
BV210	Women firefighters

3.5 The appendices to this report provide detail to the performance against each indicator and some commentary on actions and progress to date.

4. Contribution to Corporate Aims and Objectives

4.1 Actions resulting from monitoring performance indicators will assist the Authority in achieving its corporate aims.

5 Resource implications

5.1 There are no resource implications for the Authority attached to this item.

6 People Impact Assessment

6.1 We accept that we need to make significant improvement in our progress towards achieving higher levels of attainment in the People Standards for Local Government as approved by the Commission for Racial Equality.

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

7 Risk Analysis

7.1 Failure to take action to improve our performance in areas identified by monitoring these key indicators leaves the Authority vulnerable to criticism from our stakeholders. Further, the information may, in some cases, indicate increasing (or reducing) strategic risks for the Authority. Consideration of these progress reports is therefore an important process within the Authority's strategic risk management strategy because they ensure that Members are fully aware of any problems (including any resource implications) associated with achieving the targets set (by both central government and the Authority itself) and the priority given to eliminating or mitigating any implied or specific risks.

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:

None

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