SFRS Board
Find out the role of the board, future meetings, and read our current board papers.
Committee meetings
Find out more about our comittees, future meetings, and read the current meeting papers.
Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
The committee supports the Board and Chief Officer, as Accountable Officer. They provide assurance that appropriate and effective measures are in place for:
- risk management
- governance
- internal control systems
The two most significant sources of assurance are the internal and external audits.
The internal audit benefits the Board and Accountable Officer. The external audit benefits Scottish Parliament. It is also on benefit to the organisation too.
Future meetings
- Thursday, 23 January 2025
- Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Chair
- Brian Baverstock
Members
- Mhairi Wylie
- Madeline Smith
- Malcolm Payton
- Neil Mapes
In Attendance
- Chief Officer - Accountable Officer
- Deputy Chief Officer (In absence of the Accountable Officer)
- Director of Finance and Contractual Services
- Appointed Internal Audit
- Appointed External Audit
- Chief Inspector HMFSI
Change Committee
The committee scrutinises and challenges the Service's strategic change and major projects. This is also known as the change portfolio.
They ensure consistency with the Board's strategic direction. Also, their effective resourcing, planning and delivery.
The committee also agree an acceptable risk profile and thresholds for the change portfolio. They are also in place to provide direction of priorities and ensure:
- resilience in the scale and rate of adoption across the Service
- delivery within agreed costs and time related boundaries
Future meetings
- Thursday, 7 November 2024
- Thursday, 6 February 2025
Previous meeting papers
The previous three years papers are available from publications.
Chair
- Stuart Ballingall
Members
- Angiolina Foster
- Kirsty Darwent (ex officio)
- Therese O’Donnell
- Tim Wright
- Paul Stollard
In Attendance
- Deputy Chief Officer
- Director of Prevention, Protection and Preparedness
- Head of Portfolio Office
Integrated Governance Forum
The committee ensures joined up corporate governance. It ensures that issues raised in committees are discussed across the board.
The forum was previously the Integrated Governance Committee. The change came into place in April 2020 during the annual governance review. Since this time, meetings have taken place in private.
Future meetings
- Tuesday, 26 March 2024
- Tuesday, 25 June 2024
- Thursday, 17 October 2024
- Thursday, 23 January 2025
- Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Meeting papers
Committee meetings take place in private, and no meeting papers are published.
Chair
- Kirsty Darwent
Members
- Fiona Thorburn (Deputy Chair)
- Brian Baverstock
- Mhairi Wylie
- Tim Wright
- Stuart Ballingall
- Paul Stollard
In Attendance
- Chief Officer
- Other representatives as appropriate
People Committee
The committee provide strategic advice and direction on matters affecting employees. They also ensure that staffing and payment arrangements are affordable and support the strategic aims of the Service.
Future meetings
- Thursday, 5 December 2024
- Thursday, 6 March 2025
Previous meeting papers
The previous three years papers are available from publications.
Chair
- Mhairi Wylie
Members
- Malcolm Payton
- Kirsty Darwent (ex officio)
- Andrew Smith
- Neil Mapes
- Madeline Smith
In Attendance
- Director of People
- Director of Training, Safety and Assurance
- Director of Operational Delivery
- Other representation, as appropriate to the business of the Committee and by invite
Remuneration, Appointments and Nominations Sub-committee
This is a sub-committee of the People Committee. Its purpose is to advise on the remuneration and appointments strategy. They also support frameworks for the posts covered by the sub-committee’s remit.
They have no decision-making authority. They will offer the Board and Chief Officer, through the Chair of People Committee:
- opinions
- guidance
- support
- recommendations
Future meetings
- Thursday, 12 September 2024
- Thursday, 5 December 2024
- Thursday, 6 March 2025
Meeting papers
Sub-committee meetings take place in private and no meeting papers are published.
Chair
- Mhairi Wylie
Members
- Kirsty Darwent
- Stuart Ballingall
- Malcolm Payton
- Therese O’Donnell
In Attendance
- Chief Officer
- Director of People
- Other representatives as appropriate to the business of the sub-committee
Service Delivery Committee
The committee assure the Board of the quality of service delivery. This includes:
- operational efficiency and effectiveness
- operational safety
- delivery of approved operational, and prevention and protection strategies.
It is their role to scrutinies, monitor and review performance to achieve this aim.
Future meetings
- Tuesday, 26 November 2024
- Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Published meeting papers
The previous three years papers are available from publications.
Chair
- Tim Wright
Members
- Paul Stollard
- Angiolina Foster
- Kirsty Darwent (ex officio)
- Andrew Smith
- Madeline Smith
In Attendance
- Deputy Chief Officer
- Director of Operational Delivery
- Director of Training, Safety and Assurance
- Chief Inspector HMFSI
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