Meetings

Fire and Rescue Services

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 24/11/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government regarding reform of Fire and Rescue Authorities in Wales

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Meeting: 20/10/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

6 Fire and Rescue Service Association: consideration of draft response to the consultation

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Minutes:

Members considered a draft consultation response.

Meeting: 15/09/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government and the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding governance reform proposals for the Fire and Rescue Service

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Meeting: 14/10/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair regarding the inspection report published by the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales on the effectiveness of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s response to domestic dwelling fires

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Meeting: 09/10/2024 - Plenary (Item 6)

Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee report - Sound the Alarm: the Governance of Fire and Rescue Services

NDM8685 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report, “Sound the Alarm: the Governance of Fire and Rescue Services”, laid on 6 June 2024.

Note: The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 2 October 2024.

Minutes:

The item started at 16.16

NDM8685 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report, “Sound the Alarm: the Governance of Fire and Rescue Services”, laid on 6 June 2024.

Note: The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 2 October 2024.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Meeting: 16/09/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning regarding the report of the Equality and Social Justice Committee – Sounding the Alarm – the Governance of Fire and Rescue Services

Equality and Social Justice Committee report – Sounding the Alarm: the Governance of Fire and Rescue Services

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Meeting: 15/07/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence from the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Commissioners regarding the appointment of a new Chief Fire Officer

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Meeting: 10/06/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Minutes from the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning and the South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority Commissioners and data diversity statistics from South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

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Meeting: 03/06/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

6 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of draft report

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Minutes:

Members agreed the draft report.

Meeting: 03/06/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Chair regarding fire and rescue services inquiry request for clarification

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Meeting: 03/06/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the Fire Commissioners and the Chair regarding fire and rescue services inquiry request for clarification

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Meeting: 03/06/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning regarding fire and rescue services and actions following 22 April meeting, 22 May 2024

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Meeting: 13/05/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

6 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of draft report

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Minutes:

Members considered the draft report.

Meeting: 22/04/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the Fire Leaders Association and the First Minister relating to evidence given by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership in the Equality and Social Justice Committee's Fire and Rescue Services inquiry

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Meeting: 22/04/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning and the Chief Fire Adviser

Julie James MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning

 

Liz Lalley, Director, Risk, Resilience and Community Safety, Welsh Government

 

Dan Stephens, Fire & Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales

 

 

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Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Julie James MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning

Liz Lalley, Director, Risk, Resilience and Community Safety, Welsh Government

Dan Stephens, Fire & Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales

Meeting: 22/04/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Written evidence submission from the WLGA to the Chair in relation to the Committee's Inquiry into Fire and Rescue Services

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Meeting: 22/04/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the Chair and the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning regarding further information relating to the Committee’s inquiry into Governance of Fire and Rescue Services in Wales

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Meeting: 22/04/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence heard in the final evidence session in the inquiry looking at governance of Fire and Rescue Services in Wales.

Meeting: 15/04/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence between the Chair and the South Wales Fire Commissioners regarding Fire and Rescue Services in Wales

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Meeting: 15/04/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

Correspondence from the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust to the Chair providing additional information in the Fire and Rescue Services inquiry

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Meeting: 18/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

6 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of evidence and next steps

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Minutes:

Members considered the evidence.

Meeting: 18/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel seven

Jason Killens, Chief Executive Officer, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

 

Angela Lewis, Director of People and Culture, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

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Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Jason Killens, Chief Executive Officer, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

 

Angela Lewis, Director of People and Culture, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Meeting: 11/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence.

Meeting: 11/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel five

Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales

Gary Emery, Audit Director

Martin Peters, Head of Law and Ethics

 

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Minutes:

Members received evidence from:

 

Adrian Crompton, Auditor General for Wales, Audit Wales

Gary Emery, Audit Director, Audit Wales

Martin Peters, Head of Law and Ethics, Audit Wales

Meeting: 11/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel six

Councillor Dylan Rees, Chair of the North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Dawn Docx, Chief Fire Officer of the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

 

Councillor Gwynfor Thomas, Chair of the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Roger Thomas, Chief Fire Officer of the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Councillor Steven Bradwick, former Chair of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Dewi Rose, Temporary Deputy Chief Fire Officer of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

 

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Councillor Dylan Rees, Chair of the North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Dawn Docx, Chief Fire Officer of the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

 

Councillor Gwynfor Thomas, Chair of the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Roger Thomas, Chief Fire Officer of the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Councillor Steven Bradwick, former Chair of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Dewi Rose, Temporary Deputy Chief Fire Officer of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

 

 

Meeting: 04/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 8)

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence.

Meeting: 04/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel two

Peter Crews, Branch Secretary Cwm Taff Local Government Branch (covering South Wales Fire & Rescue), UNISON

Michelle Edwards, Assistant Branch Secretary and Health and Safety Officer, UNISON

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from Peter Crews, Branch Secretary Cwm Taff Local Government Branch (covering South Wales Fire & Rescue), UNISON

 

Apologies were received from Michelle Edwards, Assistant Branch Secretary and Health and Safety Officer, UNISON

Meeting: 04/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

5 Correspondence from Councillor Gwynfor Thomas to the Chair regarding attendance at the Equality and Social Justice Committee meeting on 4 March 2024

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Meeting: 04/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: private briefing

Fire Commissioners:

 

Vij Randeniya (former Chief Fire Officer for the West Midlands)

Baroness Wilcox of Newport (former Leader of Newport City Council)

Kirsty Williams (former Member of the Senedd and Minister for Education)

Minutes:

Members received a private briefing from the following Fire Commissioners:

 

Vij Randeniya (former Chief Fire Officer for the West Midlands)

 

Baroness Wilcox of Newport (former Leader of Newport City Council)

 

Kirsty Williams (former Member of the Senedd and Minister for Education)

Meeting: 04/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel three

         

Tristan Ashby, Chief Executive Officer of the Fire and Rescue Services Association

 

Mark Hardingham, Chair, National Fire Chiefs Council

         

 

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Tristan Ashby, Chief Executive Officer of the Fire and Rescue Services Association

 

Mark Hardingham, Chair, National Fire Chiefs Council

Meeting: 04/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel one

Matt Wrack, General Secretary, Fire Brigade Union

 

Cerith Griffiths, Executive Council member for Wales, Fire Brigade Union

 

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Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Matt Wrack, General Secretary, Fire Brigade Union

Cerith Griffiths, Executive Council member for Wales, Fire Brigade Union

 

 

Meeting: 26/02/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence.

Meeting: 26/02/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership and Chief Fire Adviser

Hannah Blythyn, MS, Deputy Minister for Social Partnership

 

Dan Stephens, Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales

 

Liz Lalley, Director - Risk, Resilience and Community Safety, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Hannah Blythyn, MS, Deputy Minister for Social Partnership

Dan Stephens, Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales

Liz Lalley, Director - Risk, Resilience and Community Safety, Welsh Government

 

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