Addressed to: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve its EDI.
Recommendation: By 30 September 2021, the service should give greater priority to how it increases awareness of EDI across the organisation.
Addressed to: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve its EDI.
Recommendation: By 30 September 2021, the service should improve how it works with its staff and provides feedback in relation to EDI issues.
Addressed to: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve its EDI.
Recommendation: By 30 September 2021, the service should 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: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t taken sufficient action since the last inspection to appropriately resource its protection function.
Recommendation: By 30 September 2021, the service should make sure it has an effective quality assurance process in place so the service can assure itself that staff carry out audits to an appropriate standard.
Addressed to: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve its EDI.
Recommendation: By 30 September 2021, the service should make sure that all staff receive appropriate EDI training.
Addressed to: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve its EDI.
Recommendation: By 30 September 2021, the service should make sure that there is a programme of positive action to support its recruitment.
Addressed to: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t taken sufficient action since the last inspection to appropriately resource its protection function.
Recommendation: By 30 September 2021, the service should produce a clear plan for how it will ensure all premises it has identified as high-risk are audited in accordance with the timeframe it sets out in its risk-based inspection policy.
Addressed to: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t taken sufficient action since the last inspection to appropriately resource its protection function.
Recommendation: By 30 September 2021, the service should review its administration of the protection function to make sure it can record and review all activity in a clear and consistent manner.