Addressed to: Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since the last inspection to improve EDI.
Recommendation: By 31 August 2022, the service should develop an action plan to: • engage with its staff to develop clear EDI objectives and training to increase awareness of EDI and its importance across the organisation, including understanding and addressing the impact positive action is having on staff.
Addressed to: Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since the last inspection to improve EDI.
Recommendation: By 31 August 2022, the service should develop an action plan to: • make improvements to the way it collects equality data to better understand its workforce demographic and needs.
Addressed to: Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since the last inspection to improve EDI.
Recommendation: By 31 August 2022, the service should develop an action plan to: • make sure it has robust processes in place to undertake equality impact assessments and review any actions agreed as a result.
Addressed to: Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service hasn’t made enough progress since the last inspection to improve EDI.
Recommendation: By 31 August 2022, the service should develop an action plan to: • support staff and managers to confidently challenge and manage inappropriate behaviour.