Highland and Islands Fire Board Membership

Functions

The Highland and Islands Fire Board is the fire authority for the area covered by Highland and Islands Fire and Rescue Service. Its members are councillors appointed by the four Constituent Authorities within the Service area (Highland Council; Orkney Islands Council; Shetland Islands Council; Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/Western Isles Council).

The Board's main functions are:

• setting the annual budget
• appointing the most senior Fire Service officers 
• approval of the annual Integrated Risk Management Plan
• governance and scrutiny of Fire and Rescue Service performance and planning

The Board generally meets four times per year to receive reports on fire service activities and developments and to discuss matters of interest or concern with the budget meeting taking place in January.

• Publications

Members

Convener: 

Vice-Convener:

• Mr R Balfour
• Mr I Brown
• Mrs I Campbell
• Mrs H Carmichael
• Mr D Fallows
• Mr E Hunter
• Mrs B McAllister
• Mr D MacKay
• Mr G Mackenzie
• Mr D Millar
• Mr F Parr
• Mrs M Paterson
• Ms G Ross
• Dr A Sinclair
• Ms K Stephen
• Mr J Stone

Substitute Members 

• Mr A Baxter
• Miss J Campbell
• Mr A Duffy
• Mr J Ford
• Mr C Fraser
• Mr L Fraser
• Mr K Gowans
• Mr M Green
• Mr R Laird
• Mrs I McCallum
• Mr A MacKinnon
• Mr H Morrison
• Ms L Munro
• Mr G Rimell
• Mr R Saxon
• Mr H Wood

OIC = Orkney Islands Council
SIC = Shetland Islands Council
CNES = Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)

Board Officials

Clerk: Ms M Morris, Highland and Islands Fire Board, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX michelle.morris@highland.gov.uk; (01463) 702845

Treasurer: Mr D. Yule, Treasurer, Highland and Islands Fire Board, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX derek.yule@highland.gov.uk (01463) 702303

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

• Best Value and Audit Working Group  
• Discipline Sub-Committee
• Grievance Appeals Sub-committee
• Disputes Panel
• Joint Consultation Group (Fire Staff)
• Service Improvement Working Group

Best Value and Audit Working Group

Discipline Sub Committee 

Grievance Appeals Sub-Committee

Disputes Panel

• Full Board Membership

Joint Consultation Group (Fire Staff)

Service Improvement Working Group

Register of Members' Interests

The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc (Scotland) Act 2000 introduced a new ethical framework to Scotland. One of the key elements of the Act is the statutory Councillors' Code of Conduct, which aims to reinforce and strengthen public confidence in councillors. Section 4 of that Code sets out categories of interest which councillors must register. A copy of the Register of Interests in respect of any Board Member may be accessed through the relevant constituent authority.

• Highland Council - Register of Members' Interests
• Shetland Islands Council - Register of Members' Interests
• Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Register of Members' Interests 
• Orkney Islands Council - Register of Members' Interests

Publications

If you require information on the publications below, please call: 01463 702129

• Standing Orders (PDF)
• Financial Regulations April 2012 (PDF)
• Contract Standing Orders April 2012 (PDF)
• Scheme of Delegation to Officers (PDF)
• Single Equality Scheme (218kb pdf)
• Race Equality Scheme 2008 (PDF)
• Publication Scheme 2009 (PDF)
• Gender Equality Scheme (PDF)
• Gender Equality Scheme - Annual Report 2009  (PDF)
• Gender Equality Scheme - Annual Report 2010  (PDF)
• Disabilty Equality Scheme - Annual Progress Report 2009 (PDF)
• Disability Equality Scheme (PDF)
• Disability Equality Scheme Annual Report 2008 (PDF)
• Board Member and Office Bearer Role Descriptions 2009 (PDF)

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