Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve understanding and awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and remove barriers to embedding EDI in the service.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022 the service should develop an action plan to assure itself it has effective grievance procedures. It should identify and implement ways to improve staff confidence in the grievance process.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve understanding and awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and remove barriers to embedding EDI in the service.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022 the service should develop an action plan to engage with its staff to develop clear EDI objectives and a plan to increase awareness of EDI and its importance across the organisation. This should include understanding the impact positive action is having on staff.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve understanding and awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and remove barriers to embedding EDI in the service.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022 the service should develop an action plan to improve how it engages and seeks feedback and challenge from all areas of the service.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve understanding and awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and remove barriers to embedding EDI in the service.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022 the service should develop an action plan to improve the understanding and use of equality impact assessments in all aspects of its work and consider if its policies and procedures are inclusive and support those with protected characteristics.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve understanding and awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and remove barriers to embedding EDI in the service.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022 the service should develop an action plan to understand the reasons for low declaration of staff diversity information and put in place a plan to address this.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to embed its values and associated behaviours and promote a positive workplace culture.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022, the service should develop an action plan to engage with its staff to develop a compelling vision of the service’s future culture and set out a clear pathway to achieving this which staff can understand and relate to.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to embed its values and associated behaviours and promote a positive workplace culture.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022, the service should develop an action plan to establish effective measures to monitor and manage staff workloads.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to embed its values and associated behaviours and promote a positive workplace culture.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022, the service should develop an action plan to improve how it engages with its staff to gain their commitment to the service’s values and associated behaviours;
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to embed its values and associated behaviours and promote a positive workplace culture.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022, the service should develop an action plan to make sure all staff have equitable access to appropriate welfare support.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to embed its values and associated behaviours and promote a positive workplace culture.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022, the service should develop an action plan to make sure all staff understand the behaviours that are expected of them and how these relate to the service’s culture.
Addressed to: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to embed its values and associated behaviours and promote a positive workplace culture.
Recommendation: By 28 February 2022, the service should develop an action plan to support managers to confidently challenge and manage inappropriate behaviour.