Issue - meetings

to endorse the report.

The Committee had before it a report from Police Scotland providing information on the mental health and wellbeing support for staff serving in North East Division.

Kate Stephen, Chief Superintendent – Police Scotland, spoke to the report and responded to questions from Members regarding support for staff’s families and across the wider public sector.

The report recommended:

that the Committee discuss, comment on and endorse the report.

The Committee resolved:-

to endorse the report.

(i)             to note the work carried out in respect of reducing deliberate fires and unwanted fire alarm signals;

(ii)            to agree that the 2022/23 Performance Report would use a four-year average in order to give a comparison out with the covid period; and

(iii)          to otherwise note the performance data provided in Appendix A in relation to the SFRS 2021/22 Performance Report.

The Committee had before it the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Annual Performance Report 2021-22.

Andy Dick, Group Commander – SFRS, spoke to the report and took questions from Members.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to note the work carried out in respect of reducing deliberate fires and unwanted fire alarm signals;

(ii)            to agree that the 2022/23 Performance Report would use a four-year average in order to give a comparison out with the covid period; and

(iii)          to otherwise note the performance data provided in Appendix A in relation to the SFRS 2021/22 Performance Report.