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Report To: SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE BOARD
Report No: B/ARAC/03-15
Date: 30 JULY 2015
Report By: WILLIAM MCQUEEN, CHAIR OF THE STAFF GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Subject: STAFF GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE
1. PURPOSE
1.1 The purpose of the report is to present revised draft Terms of Reference for the Staff
Governance Committee, which is attached at Appendix A.
2. RECOMMENDATION
2.1 The Board is invited to agree the content of the attached revised Staff Governance
Committee Terms of Reference.
3. BACKGROUND
3.1 At the meeting of the Board of the SFRS on 28 May 2015, it was agreed that the
Staff Governance Committee Terms of Reference should be revised to take account
of comments made by Board members in relation to potential overlap with elements
of the proposed revised Scheme of Delegation, and subsequently be brought to the
July Board meeting for approval.
3.2 Alasdair Hay, Chief Officer, Kirsty Darwent, Deputy Chair, Bill McQueen, Chair of the
Staff Governance Committee, Sarah O’Donnell, Director of Finance and Contractual
Services, Peter Ross, SFRS Solicitor, and Roy Dunsire, Business Support Team,
met on 9 June to consider revisions to the Terms of Reference, including how to align
them with the revised Scheme of Delegation.
3.3 At its meeting on 23 June 2015, the Staff Governance Committee agreed the revised
Terms of Reference with an amendment to Appendix 2, ie the addition of a bullet
Agenda
Item: 8.4.b
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point in the section ‘For each meeting the Staff Governance Committee will be
provided with’, ie ‘Quarterly Performance Report’.
4. REVISIONS
4.1 Track changes at Appendix A indicate where revisions have been made to the
Terms of Reference that were presented to the Board on 28 May 2015, and are in
support of the comments outlined at Section 3.1 of the report.
4.2 Track changes at Appendix 2 indicate where a revision was made to the Terms of
Reference presented to the Staff Governance Committee on 23 June 2015.
4.3 Appendix 3 provides information regarding what the Committee expects the
Standing Agenda items of the Staff Governance Committee should be.
5. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
5.1 There are no legal implications arising from the adoption of the above-mentioned
arrangements.
6 FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
6.1 There are no financial implications arising from the adoption of the above-mentioned
arrangements.
7 EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
7.1 The existing Equality Impact Assessment – Board Operating Arrangements, has
been reviewed and there are no issues arising from the recommendations.
8 CORE BRIEF
8.1 The Board considered a paper proposing Terms of Reference for the new Staff
Governance Committee. These had been revised from a draft presented at the
previous Board meeting so as to take account of comments made and avoid any
potential conflict with the terms of the Board’s Scheme of Delegations.
WILLIAM MCQUEEN Chair of the Staff Governance Committee 30 July 2015 (For further information, please contact: Business Support Team, SFRS HQ, 5 Whitefriars Crescent, Perth PH2 0PA
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SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE BOARD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE STAFF GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE
Author/Role Diane Vincent
Date of Risk Assessment (if applicable) N/A
Date of Equality Impact Assessment
Date of Impact Assessment (commenced)
N/A
Date of Impact Assessment (concluded) N/A
Quality Control (name) Roy Dunsire
Authorised (name and date) William McQueen
Date for Review May 2016
Appendix A
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1 INTRODUCTION 2 MEMBERSHIP 3 REPORTING 4 RESPONSIBILITIES 5 RIGHTS 6 ACCESS 7 MEETINGS 8 INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS 9 APPENDIX 1 10 APPENDIX 2
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1 INTRODUCTION
The Board of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has established a committee of
the Board known as the Staff Governance Committee. The Committee’s overall
purpose is to provide strategic advice and direction on matters affecting employees
and to ensure that staffing and remuneration arrangements support the strategic
aims and ethos of the SFRS and are affordable.
The Committee has no decision making authority in its own right but will offer
opinions, guidance, support and recommendations to the Board and the Accountable
Officer on matters affecting employees.
2 MEMBERSHIP
The Staff Governance Committee shall consist of 5 Board members and will be
supported by the Director of People and Organisational Development and other
members of SFRS staff as appropriate to the agenda.
The composition and effectiveness of the Committee will be reviewed periodically by
the Board.
The current membership is detailed in Appendix 1.
3 REPORTING
The Committee will formally report, in writing, to the Chair of the Board and
Accountable Officer after each meeting. A copy of minutes of the meeting will form
the basis of the report.
Special reports from the Committee may be presented to the Board as required.
Such reports should contain recommendations (with an equality impact and cost
assessment where necessary) for the Board to consider.
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4 RESPONSIBILITIES
The main responsibilities of the Staff Governance Committee are to:
Advise on behalf of the Board and the Accountable Officer on strategic
matters relating to the employment of SFRS staff;
Consider and keep under review People and Organisational Development
policies and strategy for onward recommendation to the Board;
Champion the SFRS Dignity and Integrity at Work policy and the SFRS
commitment to the overall equalities agenda;
Monitor the performance of SFRS in complying with relevant statutory
obligations as an employer, including its Public Sector Equality Duty;
To consider appeals as required by SFRS employment and pension policies;
Satisfy the expectations of Scottish Government, the Board and the
Accountable Officer whilst remaining consistent with the expectations of the
wider employee population;
Establish, monitor and undertake scrutiny of performance criteria against
which workforce plans, performance, health, safety & wellbeing and learning &
development can be measured and reported;
Hear appeals against dismissal;
Undertake any other staffing related review or activity as requested by the
Board and the Accountable Officer, and
Nominate up to 2 representatives to attend and report back on the Employee
Partnership Forum;
In addition the Staff Governance Committee will form a sub-committee known as the
Remuneration Committee which will:
Ensure that remuneration arrangements support the strategic aims of the
SFRS;
Make recommendations on behalf of the Board and the Accountable Officer,
with regard to the SFRS pay and reward framework and remuneration
processes;
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In collaboration with the Chair of the Board, conduct the performance
appraisal of the Chief Officer and review the performance appraisals of the
Strategic Leadership Team (act as counter-signing officers);
In collaboration with the Chair of the Board, make recommendations to the
Board regarding remuneration policy in respect of the Strategic Leadership
Team and members of Senior Management, and, keep these under review;
(note: irrespective of the membership of the Staff Governance Committee, the
Chair of the Board has a responsibility for SLT/Senior Management
remuneration arrangements);
Establish the collective bargaining machinery for SFRS Support Staff;
Take account of national negotiations and collective bargaining machinery for
Uniform Staff;
Ensure that remuneration arrangements enable the recruitment, motivation
and retention of employees while complying with Scottish Government
regulatory and governance requirements;
Select, appoint and determine terms of reference for independent
remuneration consultants to advise the Board and the Accountable Officer on
remuneration policy and levels of remuneration;
Work with the Audit and Risk Committee to ensure that risk and risk appetite
are properly considered in recommending the remuneration policy.
Special reports from the Committee may be presented to the Board as required.
Such reports should contain recommendations (with an equality impact and cost
assessment where necessary) for the Board to consider.
5 RIGHTS
The Committee is authorised by the Board and the Accountable Officer to provide
strategic guidance and, where necessary advise the Board on matters relating to the
employment of staff.
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The Committee may:
Co-opt additional members for a period to provide specialist skills, knowledge
and experience;
Seek information from the Strategic Leadership Team, and
Seek guidance and, where appropriate, escalate matters to the Partnership
Advisory Group.
The Staff Governance Committee is not a decision making forum, recommendations
and outcomes are subject to SFRS Board scrutiny and governance arrangements.
The exception to this is in its role in hearing appeals against dismissal where the
decision made is final and in appeals for the internal disputes resolution procedure
relating to pensions.
6 ACCESS
The Director of People and Organisational Development will have free and
confidential access to the Chair of the Staff Governance Committee.
7 MEETINGS
The procedures for meetings are:
The Staff Governance Committee will meet at least 4 times each financial
year;
In the absence of the Chair, one of the other members will assume the role
for the duration of the meeting;
The Chair of the Staff Governance Committee may request an additional
meeting if s/he considers it necessary;
A minimum of 3 members will be present for the meeting to be deemed
quorate;
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In addition, the Staff Governance Committee may be required to meet from
time to time to consider specific remuneration matters and disciplinary or
grievance cases, in accordance with SFRS policies on these matters.
8 INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
A list of suggested minimum requirements for the inputs which should be provided to
the Staff Governance Committee is contained at Appendix 2.
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Appendix 1
Current Membership:
Members:
Bill McQueen (Chair)
Marieke Dwarshuis
Robin Iffla
Kirsty Darwent
Martin Togneri
Pat Watters (ex-officio)
In Attendance
Diane Vincent
Other SFRS representatives as appropriate to the agenda
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Appendix 2
For each meeting the Staff Governance Committee will be provided with:
A note of the previous meeting
An update on the Staff Governance Committee Action/Decision log
As and when appropriate, the Staff Governance Committee will also be
provided with:
Information and proposals pertaining to SFRS pay and reward arrangements
Proposals for key strategies and policy frameworks (i.e. agree principles of)
A summary of employment tribunal cases/claims
Results of employee surveys
Workforce profiles (equalities indices)
Workforce planning reports
Quarterly Performance Report
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Appendix 3 Proposed standing agenda 1 Welcome/opening remarks
2 Apologies
3 Declaration of interests
4 Minutes of last meeting
5 Action log
6 Overview report - Director of People and Organisational Development (POD)
a. POD Annual Operating Plan: report on forward plan (specific reports for
approval where relevant)
b. POD performance report: key trends and actions
c. Significant risks and issues
7 Working Together Update:
a. Update from the Employee Partnership Forum
b. Review of partnership projects/programmes of work
c. Matters of note arising from Representative Bodies, including NJC report
8 SFRS staff governance matters:
a. Equalities Update including Cultural Audit update
b. Health, safety and wellbeing report
c. Training needs analysis and compliance report
d. Significant Policies Reviewed and New Policies
9 AOB
10 Private Session
a. Remuneration report (pay and reward)
b. Workforce planning report (including plan for appointments of note)
c. Appeals to the Board