Fire & Rescue Inspection
FRS 2021-22 CoC Recommendations: North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Published 20 January 2023
Cause of Concern recommendations tracked by HMICFRS for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (2021-22)
8
Recommendations
8
Completed
National — applies to all forces
Recommendations (8)
| # | Recommendation | Directed at | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Cause of concern: The service doesn't have in place adequate workforce planning processes. This means that areas such as safety-critical training, succession planning, absence and work-time management don't support its current and future integrated risk management plan. Recommendation: By September 2022, the service should put in place plans that are designed to carry out a skills gap analysis to make sure all staff have the skills and training they need to perform their roles | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Completed |
| F2 | Cause of concern: The service doesn’t have in place robust processes to ensure transformation activities provide efficiency and effectiveness. Recommendation: By September 2022, the service should put in place plans that are designed to detail in its medium-term financial plan the efficiencies that its transformation plans will bring for the service | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Completed |
| F3 | Cause of concern: The service doesn't have in place adequate workforce planning processes. This means that areas such as safety-critical training, succession planning, absence and work-time management don't support its current and future integrated risk management plan. Recommendation: By September 2022, the service should put in place plans that are designed to develop a policy and process to manage the working time of its staff | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Completed |
| F4 | Cause of concern: The service doesn't have in place adequate workforce planning processes. This means that areas such as safety-critical training, succession planning, absence and work-time management don't support its current and future integrated risk management plan. Recommendation: By September 2022, the service should put in place plans that are designed to make sure that data and processes are in place to regularly assess and manage the capacity and capability of all staff groups | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Completed |
| F5 | Cause of concern: The service doesn’t have in place robust processes to ensure transformation activities provide efficiency and effectiveness. Recommendation: By September 2022, the service should put in place plans that are designed to make sure that its processes for working with other organisations are effective, provide value for money and benefits for the public, and don’t negatively affect the service | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Completed |
| F6 | Cause of concern: The service doesn’t have in place robust processes to ensure transformation activities provide efficiency and effectiveness. Recommendation: By September 2022, the service should put in place plans that are designed to monitor, review and evaluate its collaboration activities, such as enabling services, to make sure they achieve best value for money and are beneficial for both the service and the public. | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Completed |
| F7 | Cause of concern: The service doesn't have in place adequate workforce planning processes. This means that areas such as safety-critical training, succession planning, absence and work-time management don't support its current and future integrated risk management plan. Recommendation: By September 2022, the service should put in place plans that are designed to review and develop its current absence management policy and process | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Completed |
| F8 | Cause of concern: The service doesn't have in place adequate workforce planning processes. This means that areas such as safety-critical training, succession planning, absence and work-time management don't support its current and future integrated risk management plan. Recommendation: By September 2022, the service should put in place plans that are designed to review its current workforce, succession and training planning to make sure these are provided efficiently and effectively | North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | Completed |