Members | Meetings | Committees

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service covers the area served by Buckinghamshire County Council and Milton Keynes Council. These two councils appoint members to Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority to oversee the service.

Their numbers are proportional to the populations they represent, with 12 members from Buckinghamshire County Council and five from Milton Keynes Council.

Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority is a publicly accountable body which manages Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service on behalf of the communities it serves. Members make decisions on things like policy, finance and resources.

Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority's role is to:

• Set the annual budget.
  
  
• Agree the staff, vehicle and other resources needed to deliver an efficient service.
  
  
• Approve Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service's plans, policies and strategies.
  
  
• Approve the composition of committees and sub-committees.

Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority normally meets four times a year, with an annual meeting held in June. At this meeting the Chairman is elected and the Vice-Chairman is appointed, and committee membership is decided. The committees are:

Executive Committee | Human Resources Sub-Committee
Overview & Audit Committee | Standards Committee

All meetings are open to the media and public. However, some confidential matters have to be discussed in private.

Clerk to Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority is John Moffoot,
01908 252314. Committee support is provided by Simon Heap, 01908 252567.