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Service Policies and Procedures
All the legal terms, conditions and service policies that we are required to publish are available on these pages.
Published on 9 April 2024
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Subject Access Request
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A person has the right to ask us if we are using or storing their personal data, through a Subject Access request.
Freedom of Information request
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We take our responsibility under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 extremely seriously.
As well as making sure we comply with all regulations, we also try to go further where we can to be as open and transparent as possible.
Accessible Documents Policy
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This policy details our compliance with accessibility standards for documents published on our website.
Unreasonable / Unreasonably Persistent Complaints and Communications Policy
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1. Strategy At West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), we are committed to providing efficient and effective services to our community and to providing openness and transparency. We appreciate the opportunity to receive comments, compliments and where necessary, complaints from our service users, and recognise that feedback is an essential component of continuous improvement. However, there […]
West Midlands Local Resilience Forum
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The West Midlands Local Resilience Forum (LRF) is a partnership of member agencies, including those defined under the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004 by responder ‘categories’: Category 1 responders are organisations that are directly involved in the response to an emergency. These responders are subject to a number of civil protection obligations.Category 2 responders are […]
Safeguarding
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Safeguarding is the term used to describe all work to help children, young people and adults with care and support needs to stay safe from abuse and neglect and, wherever possible, to prevent or limit the risk of that harm.
Statement of Assurance 2020-2021
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Fire and Rescue Authorities must provide annual assurance on financial, governance and operational matters and show how they have had due regard to the expectations set out in their Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) and the requirements included in the Framework.
Learning and Development Framework
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This policy sets the direction for WMFS’ learning and development by supporting continuous learning and improvement enabling us to meet the needs of our staff and communities.
Outside Employment and Secondary Contracts Policy
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The policy that governs employees engaging in employment outside of West Midlands Fire Service