Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Revised Code of Corporate Governance

How will we meet this principle?

We:

• Regularly review the Authority’s activities and processes, to ensure they remain effective and fit for purpose.
• Engage with external partners where appropriate and beneficial to do so.
• Develop workforce and people plans that ensures sufficient employees with the necessary skills and knowledge are in place when needed.
• Put in place arrangements for managing the relationship between Members and officers, including clear written delegations to officers.
• Ensure Members and employees have the skills, knowledge, resources and support to fulfil their roles and responsibilities.
• Monitor and manage the performance of Members and employees in their roles.
• Support employees in managing their health and wellbeing.
   

What will we do to deliver this? 

We:

• Set out in our plans, the risks, issues and factors we face and our plans to address them.
• Develop workforce and people plans that set out our employees establishment requirements and plans for developing and training the workforce.
• Develop processes for working in collaboration with key partners and suppliers to deliver more effective services.
• Set out the constitutional documents of the Authority including arrangements for managing the relationship between Members and officers and the powers delegated to the Chief Executive.
• Provide all employees with constructive feedback on performance and opportunities for development and training needs.
• Provide access to effective training and development opportunities to help colleagues’ maintain and increase relevant role-related knowledge and skills .
• Put in place arrangements to assist employees manage their own health and wellbeing effectively and provide access to support and assistance when problems are experienced.
   

Where can you find evidence that shows that we deliver these commitments? 

We publish on our website:

• Our aim, vision and objectives, and what we want to achieve across the areas of operational excellence, inclusion, wellbeing, and efficiency and value for money.
• Our future plans for the development of our services.
• Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan
• Our Gender Pay Gap Report
• Our equal pay review
• Our constitutional documents, comprising: The Kent Fire Services Order, the Standing Orders, the Committee Terms of Reference, Scheme of Delegation of powers of the Chief Executive, Convention on Member and Officer Relations, our Code of Corporate Governance.