Issue - meetings

1. That the submission of the Governance Scheme with the results of the public consultation to the Secretary of State for the Home Office, be agreed so as to enable the transfer of governance of West Midlands Fire Service from West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, to the Mayoral West Midlands Combined Authority.

2. That authority be delegated to the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Managing Director, to approve the draft order received from Government to be laid before parliament, to enable the changes for West Midlands Combined Authority to assume governance of West Midlands Fire Service.

3. That the outcomes of the formal public consultation be noted.

4. That the changes to the indicative timeline presented to Cabinet on 18 October 2017 be noted.

Councillor Roger Lawrence presented the Governance of West Midlands Fire Service Public Consultation Outcomes. The proposal outlined would see a transfer of the functions of the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority to the West Midlands Combined Authority. A formal public consultation on the proposed scheme had concluded and the constituent authorities were asked to consent to the submission of the scheme and consultation results to the Secretary of State for the Home Office to enable the transfer of governance. 

Resolved:

1. That the submission of the Governance Scheme with the results of the public consultation to the Secretary of State for the Home Office, be agreed so as to enable the transfer of governance of West Midlands Fire Service from West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, to the Mayoral West Midlands Combined Authority.

2. That authority be delegated to the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Managing Director, to approve the draft order received from Government to be laid before parliament, to enable the changes for West Midlands Combined Authority to assume governance of West Midlands Fire Service.

3. That the outcomes of the formal public consultation be noted.

4. That the changes to the indicative timeline presented to Cabinet on 18 October 2017 be noted.