2020 No. 168
The Combined Fire and Rescue Authorities (Membership and Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The other authorities which are affected by a variation made by Part 2 of these Regulations have agreed to the relevant variation.
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Appointment of police and crime commissioner to combined fire and rescue authorityPART 2
Appointment of police and crime commissioner to combined fire and rescue authority
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Variation of the Avon Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Avon Fire Services Combination Scheme
3. The Avon Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 1.
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Variation of the Cleveland Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Cleveland Fire Services Combination Scheme
4. The Cleveland Fire Services Combination Scheme is varied in accordance with Schedule 2.
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Variation of the Humberside Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Humberside Fire Services Combination Scheme
5. The Humberside Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 3.
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Variation of the Leicestershire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Leicestershire Fire Services Combination Scheme
6. The Leicestershire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 4.
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Variation of the Bedfordshire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Bedfordshire Fire Services Combination Scheme
7. The Bedfordshire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 5.
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Variation of the Derbyshire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Derbyshire Fire Services Combination Scheme
8. The Derbyshire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 6.
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Variation of the Durham Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Durham Fire Services Combination Scheme
9. The Durham Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 7.
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Variation of the East Sussex Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the East Sussex Fire Services Combination Scheme
10. The East Sussex Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 8.
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Variation of the Buckinghamshire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Buckinghamshire Fire Services Combination Scheme
11. The Buckinghamshire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 9.
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Variation of the Berkshire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Berkshire Fire Services Combination Scheme
12. The Berkshire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 10.
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Variation of the Cambridgeshire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Cambridgeshire Fire Services Combination Scheme
13. The Cambridgeshire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 11.
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Variation of the Cheshire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Cheshire Fire Services Combination Scheme
14. The Cheshire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 12.
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Variation of the Hereford and Worcester Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Hereford and Worcester Fire Services Combination Scheme
15. The Hereford and Worcester Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 13.
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Variation of the Kent Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Kent Fire Services Combination Scheme
16. The Kent Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 14.
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Variation of the Shropshire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Shropshire Fire Services Combination Scheme
17. The Shropshire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 15.
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Variation of the Lancashire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Lancashire Fire Services Combination Scheme
18. The Lancashire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 16.
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Variation of the Nottinghamshire Fire Services Combination SchemeVariation of the Nottinghamshire Fire Services Combination Scheme
19. The Nottinghamshire Fire Services Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 17.
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Variation of the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority Combination SchemeVariation of the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority Combination Scheme
20. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority Combination Schemeis varied in accordance with Schedule 18.
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Variation of the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority Combination SchemeVariation of the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority Combination Scheme
21. The Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority Combination Scheme is varied in accordance with Schedule 19.
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3
Variation of the Avon Fire Services Combination Scheme
1 In paragraph 2 of the Avon Fire Services Combination Scheme—
a omit “and” at the end of the definition of “constituent authority”, and
b at the end of the definition of “the fire brigade”, insert “; and” and as follows—
““relevant police and crime commissioner” means a police and crime commissioner—
(a) whose area is the same as, or contains all of, the combined area, or
(b) all or part of whose area falls within the combined area”.
2 For paragraph 11 of that Scheme substitute—
“11. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Authority is to consist of not more than 25 members.
(2) If the minimum number of members resulting from the operation of paragraphs 12 and 12A would be greater than 25, the Authority is to consist of that number of members.
(3) The members of the Authority are to be appointed in accordance with this Part.”.
3 In paragraph 12 of that Scheme—
a the existing paragraph becomes sub-paragraph (1), and
b after that sub-paragraph, insert—
“2. Each representative appointed by a constituent authority under sub-paragraph (1) must be appointed from its own members.”.
4 After that paragraph, insert—
“12A. (1) The Authority may appoint a relevant police and crime commissioner to be a member of the Authority.
(2) But the Authority may only make such an appointment in response to a request from the commissioner.
(3) If the Authority receives a request from a relevant police and crime commissioner, it must—
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(a) consider the request,
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(b) give reasons for its decision to agree to or refuse the request, and
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(c) publish those reasons in such manner as it thinks appropriate.
12B. (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where a relevant police and crime commissioner—
(a)
(a) is appointed as a member of the Authority, and
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(b) arranges, under section 18 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, for another person to attend a meeting of the Authority on the commissioner’s behalf.
(2) Where this sub-paragraph applies, the person attending the meeting on behalf of the commissioner may speak at that meeting but—
(a)
(a) may not vote, and
(b)
(b) is not to be treated as a member of the Authority for any purpose.”.
5 In paragraph 13 of that Scheme, after “the Authority”, insert “appointed...
