Fire & Rescue Inspection
FRS 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
Published 17 September 2024
Cause of Concern recommendations tracked by HMICFRS for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (2023-25)
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Recommendations
0
Completed
National — applies to all forces
Recommendations (5)
| # | Recommendation | Directed at | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since our last inspection to improve equality, diversity and inclusion. Recommendation: The service should improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by: • developing effective ways to show how it monitors and evaluates EDI objectives, including understanding and addressing the effect positive action has on staff; | Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |
| F2 | Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since our last inspection to improve equality, diversity and inclusion. Recommendation: The service should improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by: • making improvements to the way it collects equality data to better understand its workforce demographics and needs. | Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |
| F3 | Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since our last inspection to improve equality, diversity and inclusion. Recommendation: The service should improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by: • making sure it has robust processes in place to do equality impact assessments and reviewing any actions agreed as a result; | Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |
| F4 | Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since our last inspection to improve equality, diversity and inclusion. Recommendation: The service should improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by: • supporting staff and managers to confidently challenge and manage inappropriate behaviour. | Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |
| F5 | Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since our last inspection to improve equality, diversity and inclusion. Recommendation: The service should improve equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by: • working with staff to develop clear EDI objectives and training to increase awareness of EDI and its importance across the organisation; | Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |