The Equality Act 2010 established general and specific duties for public sector bodies to improve their equality performance. In order to meet these duties, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) must publish equality information on an annual basis and set equality objectives every four years. The published information must be accessible to employees and members of the public.
The purpose of this Pay Policy Statement is to set out Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service’s (HIWFRS) pay policies relating to its workforce for the financial year 2024/2025, including the remuneration of its Chief Officers and lowest paid employees.
The Equality Act 2010 established general and specific duties for public sector bodies to improve their equality performance. In order to meet these duties, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) must publish equality information on an annual basis and set equality objectives every four years. The published information must be accessible to employees and members of the public.
This report focuses on our performance to date in 2023/24 (1st April 2023 – 30th September 2023) across key areas aligned with our Safety Plan priorities.
We are producing our next Safety Plan covering 2025-30. Nationally, this plan is called a Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP). Earlier this year (2023), we asked for views from the public, partners, community groups and colleagues to help us identify all foreseeable fire and rescue related risks in our communities.
This Statement seeks to provide an accessible way in which communities, central government, local authorities and other partners may make a valid assessment of our Fire and Rescue Authority’s performance for the financial year 2022/23. This covers the period of April 2022 to March 2023.
The audit certificate confirms that the audit of the 2020/21 accounts has been completed.
This report covers 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023.