Agenda item

The Chair tabled the Fire Commission Update report and noted that Cllr Carter had issued a point of clarification, by e-mail prior to the meeting, on the Fire Reform Agenda on page 26 of the report.

Cllr Carter stated that the judge did say the Government could still proceed with the current arrangements irrespective of the findings, which is currently being appealed against by the Shropshire and Telford Fire & Rescue Authority legal team in addition to them having put forward a further request regarding the business case. He added that in his view Shropshire and Telford Fire and Rescue Authority did not technically lose the Judicial Review.He added that, in his view, the second paragraph needed to recognise that further challenges were in the process of going ahead.

Decision

The update was noted by members without discussion.