North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel
21 January 2026
Work
Programme
2.0 The Panel is responsible for setting its own work programme taking into account the statutory duties that the Panel must undertake and the priorities defined within the context of the Police and Crime Plan and Fire and Rescue Plan. The work programme at Appendix A highlights those issues which have been previously agreed or which have been raised through the Chair since the last meeting.
3.0 The Mayor has published a Police and Crime Plan and Fire and Rescue Plan for 2025/29. These plans identify several key priorities – some of which are common to both plans, others which are not – which are intended to drive forward the Mayor’s vision for York and North Yorkshire to be safe places for all. The below list identifies where the priorities may be best grouped together thematically for the purposes of the Panel work programme, with the headings in bold highlighting which plan the priority is drawn from. This has been done based on identifying areas of focus across four meetings each year (not including the precept meeting). Beneath this are some of the key features of these priorities which may best align with the Panel’s scrutiny work.
· Stronger Communities (NYP/FRS) / Protected Built Environment (FRS)
o Rural and wildlife crime
o Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG)
o Tackling hate crime
o Neighbourhood policing
o Flooding response / environmental factors (fire and rescue)
o Working with and advising businesses to develop resilience and ensure compliance (fire and rescue)
· Protecting the Public (NYP) / Effective Emergency Response (FRS) / Supported, Safe and Skilled Staff (FRS)
o Fire and rescue response, in particular overcoming the challenges of rurality.
o Force control room performance inc Right Care, Right Person
o Online fraud and cyber crime
o Staffing / recruitment / retention / EDI (policing and fire)
o Trust and confidence (policing)
o Cross-border collaboration on resilience and cross-border issues (policing and fire)
· Financial stability (FRS) – to incorporate both services
o Shared collaboration between the services (post-EnableNY)
o Budget position, planning and investment, inc working collaboratively to achieve best value
o Precept proposals for both services
· Prevention and Early Intervention (NYP) / Targeted Prevention (FRS) / Working with Partners (NYP)
o Development of the Community Risk Management Plan (Fire and Rescue)
o Development of preventative data-driven approaches to identify high-risk areas and individuals and put in place appropriate, impactful programmes.
o How effectively a ‘trauma-informed approach’ is being used to reduce crime and prevent reoffending.
o How the Mayor/Deputy Mayor is engaging with the public to understand their perceptions of crime and using this feedback to monitor the impact of crime reduction work.
o How effectively both services are working with partners in health, education and councils among others.
o County Lines and pervasive drug crime
o How the fire and rescue service is ensuring that it can best meet emerging environmental and technological changes (flooding, e-bikes) through suitable investment, collaboration and preventative work.
o Road safety – monitoring of multi-agency prevention work including NYP and NYFRS.
4.0 Enclosed at Appendix A is an outline of the Panel’s work programme across the next year, based on the above priorities. Members are invited to consider the topics identified and identify others which may need to be included.
5.0 Members are reminded that it is preferable for the Panel to agree just a couple of key substantive reports to come to each meeting to enable sufficient time for discussion. All full Panel meetings will continue to be held in person and venues are highlighted on the programme where these have been confirmed.
6.0 Financial Implications
6.1 There are no significant financial implications arising from this report.
7.0 Legal Implications
7.1 There are no significant legal implications arising from this report.
8.0 Equalities Implications
8.1 There are no significant equalities implications arising from this report.
9.0 Climate Change Implications
9.1 There are no significant climate change implications arising from this report.
Appendices:
Appendix A – Police, Fire and Crime Panel Work Programme 2026/27
Background Documents:
None.
Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services
County Hall
Northallerton
13 January 2026
Report Author: Diane Parsons, Principal Scrutiny Officer
nypfcp@northyorks.gov.uk