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Airwave – Procurement of Direct Communications Server (DCS)

All emergency services have been using the Airwave digital radio system for all its critical operational communications since its introduction as part of the national project in 2009. At LFB, Airwave is used as the primary communications bearer for all LFB fire appliances, officer radios and all centralised 999 equipment installed in the LFB control at the Merton (LOC) and at LFB fall-back facility in Stratford. In December 2022, the interfaces that provide the communication between control

Agreed Commissioner decision

People Services Strategy: Proposal for Organisational Change

The People Services Department (HR and Organisational Development function) plays a fundamental role in the delivery of LFC’s ambitious transformation agenda but requires a change in its operating model as a function to achieve this. This paper sets out a proposed target operating model for People Services, built around the introduction of an HR Business Partnering function. This widely used model delivers more efficient core HR services and partners HR with the business to drive transformat

Agreed Commissioner decision

Proposal on the Recommencement of Trainee Firefighter Recruitment

To meet the residual budget gap of £5.9m in 2021/22 increasing to £14.7m in 2022/23, a recruitment freeze was proposed for two years and approved for Operational staff effective from April 2021. This report outlines the impact to the operational establishment as part of that freeze when considered alongside the upcoming Firefighter pension remedy and recommends that firefighter recruitment and training is restarted to minimise future impact, in light of further progress regarding the overall

Agreed Commissioner decision

Replacement of LFB Fleet Cars/Officer Pool Cars

In order to provide essential frontline cover, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) have a fleet of Officer Pool Cars (OPC) available for use by officers of the London Fire Brigade. The current fleet of BMW i3s were introduced to the fleet in 2016 and had an agreed life of five years. These vehicles are now at the end of their life and require replacement. The LFB propose to purchase 50 zero emission officer pool cars in line with the Mayor of London’s air quality improvement programme.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Draft Budget Submission 2022/23

The Mayor has written to the London Fire Commissioner (LFC) to consult the LFC before preparing his draft Component Budget for the LFC for 2022/23. The Mayor is proposing to provide funding of £418.5m for the LFC in that year. This report sets out the LFC proposed Budget Submission to the Mayor that will meet that financial requirement and achieves a balanced budget position for the LFC in 2022/23. This is the full draft budget for 2022/23 and will form the basis for the GLA group

Agreed Commissioner decision

Interest-free loans for ULEZ-compliant vehicles for station-based staff who undertake standbys

In light of the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) on 25 October 2021, this report seeks agreement for the London Fire Commissioner to introduce a scheme for interest-free loans to enable station-based staff who may be required to undertake standbys to purchase a ULEZ-compliant vehicle.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Internal Audit – Quarter 2 Progress Report, 2021/22

This report summarises the work carried out under the Internal Audit Shared Service Agreement by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)’s Directorate of Audit, Risk and Assurance in the second quarter of 2021/22. It provides an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control framework within the Brigade.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Replacement Finance and Purchasing Solution

The report seeks the approval of expenditure for the procurement of a new LFC Finance and Purchasing solution for a term of five years, and possible extension for up to a further five years, from contract award in 2022.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Draft Budget Submission 2022/23

The Mayor has written to the London Fire Commissioner (LFC) to consult the LFC before preparing his draft Component Budget for the LFC for 2022/23. The Mayor is proposing to provide funding of £418.5m for the LFC in that year. This report sets out the LFC proposed Budget Submission to the Mayor that will meet that financial requirement and achieves a balanced budget position for the LFC in 2022/23. This is the full draft budget for 2022/23 and will form the basis for the GLA group budget submiss

Agreed Commissioner decision

Definition of 'six months' and '12 months' sick pay

This report recommends that the Brigade changes its definition of ‘six months’ when calculating six months full sick pay from 180 days to 184 days, and changes its definition of ‘six months’ when calculating six months half sick pay from 180 days to 181 days (182 days in a leap year). It also recommends that the Brigade changes its definition of ‘12 months’ when calculating 12 months full sick pay (for ‘due to service’ cases) from 360 days to 365 days (366 days in a leap year).

Agreed Commissioner decision

Appointment of the LFB Chair of the Independent External Review of Culture

Following the approval of LFC-0526, entitled “Reviewing our Culture”, the process outlined in the paper has been followed. A Search Committee was established and has ended its deliberations, making the recommendation to the London Fire Commissioner that Nazir Afzal OBE is appointed as the LFB Chair of the Independent External Review of Culture.

Agreed Commissioner decision

Routine Periodic Medicals - Asbestos Medicals

This report proposes an approach to the catch up on Routine Periodic Medicals completed via questionnaire since April 2020.

Agreed Commissioner decision