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Members of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority is responsible for ensuring the Service has the resources it needs to deliver a range of high quality services and that these services are managed in a cost effective and efficient manner across the county of Hampshire.

Membership of the Authority comprises 25 local councillors nominated by the three constituent authorities: Hampshire County Council (19 members), Portsmouth City Council (3 members), and Southampton City Council (3 members). Membership and political composition of the Authority can be summarised as follows:

Table showing political make up of the HFRA
Political Party Hampshire County Council Portsmouth City Council Southampton City Council Totals
Conservative 12 1 2 15
Labour 1 0 0 1
Liberal Democrat 6 1 0 8
Totals 19 2 2 23
View further details about each member. You may, if you prefer, route any comment or complaint you have about the Service via any one of these members.

The current Chairman is Councillor Royston Smith. There are two Vice Chairmen: Cllr Ian Beagley – who is also Chairman of the Authority’s Finance and General Purposes Committee; and, Councillor Adrian Evans. Councillor David Kirk is Chairman of the Authority’s Performance Review and Scrutiny Committee. Councillor Keith Chapman is Chairman of the Human Resources Committee.

Comprehensive information about the Authority and its Committees – including agendas, reports and minutes of meetings are available on this website.