REPORTS & RESEARCH

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Policies ReportAFSA ED&I PolicyAFSA ED&I Policy
Policies ReportMidlands Conference 2024Midlands Conference 2024
Post Conference ReportAFSA National Summer Conference 2015Hosted by Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service
Post Conference ReportSuffolk FRS & Black History Month Event 2020Post Conference Report capturing the key learning from the online event held on the 30th of Oct 2020
Post Conference ReportGoing Beyond the ConversationEvent bringing together leaders from across the NHS and the wider public sector
Post Conference ReportWomen in Leadership Post Event Report 2022Wone In Leadership post event report 2022
PublicationsProfessional Report WritingThis handbook provides guidance on report writing and aims to give AFSA members of the fire and rescue service a reference point and direction in the production of credible and effective report writing for both day to day work reporting and also wider academic research reporting
PublicationsAFSA Black History Month Webinars 2021This documents consists of a series of Black History Month Events that are free to attend & part of Black History Month 2021
ReportsAFSA 3 Year Strategic Plan 2020-23The plan has been developed to reflect the views of our membership and our wider stakeholder base. The priorities agreed encompass the inputs of those stakeholders and are now brought together as a coherent and ambitious plan for the AFSA and the fire service. The AFSA is hugely dependent on a wide range of people and organisations to fulfil our mandate and these relationships will also be key in our ability to grow and support fire and rescue service over the next three years. Our volunteer staff, along with partners such as the Home Office, NFCC, FBU, Women in the fire service, local and national government, are all critical to the delivery of the objectives in this strategic plan. This strategic plan provides a route forward, but it is vital that we work hard in the next three years to ensure we build on a track record of developmental achievements to act as a springboard for the AFSA and the fire service well into the future.
ReportsAFSA ConstitutionAFSA's governing document that sets out how the organisation operates
ReportsEngage Diverse BusinessesEngaging with Diverse Businesses for Business Safety Compliance Seminar Report
Reports1st Women advancement and empowerment in the workplace - Post Event Report 2020 workshopThis report captures the key learning from the event that was put together in partnership between JS Associates, Midlands Leadership Academy & AFSA
ReportsPost Event Report - Staff NetworksWorkshop addressing how to make the most of staff networks
ReportsAFSA Workforce Positive Action Toolkit 2021This toolkit has been developed to support fire and rescue services achieve workforce diversity
ReportsPost Event Report Women & Leadership 2021Post event report detailing the key messages from an event designed to address the importance of positive action and women's leadership
ReportsThe Importance of Staff Network Post Event Report 2021This report highlights the key discussions from the inline event organised to address the importance of staff networks
ReportsReligion and Belief Post Event Report 2021Post event report captures the key highlights from an event that highlighted the continued importance of faith in the workplace.
ReportsRace Equality Event 2021Working with partners the report looks at the latest policy and practice in terms of race equality in 2021
ReportsAFSA Bi Weekly Update Edition 51 - 2021This weekÕs focus of the biweekly update ranges from a focus on sexual harassment, race, LGBT, flexible working, obesity and much more.
ReportsEnd of Year Message 2021An Overview of 2021 and plans for 2022 shared with members
Reports3rd Women and empowerment in the workplace - Post Event Report 2022Summary of the Event held to look at how the fire and rescue service and other public sector organisations can work together to advance women across all roles.
ReportsState Financial WellbeingThe State of Financial Wellbeing is a research programme designed to improve the population's financial wellbeing. It pairs data and analysis with expert opinion and lived experiences to paint a clearer picture of what builds financial wellbeing, what blocks it, and how we can work together to make it a reality for everyone
ReportsDetail overview of the Death by Suicide Literature ReviewDetail overview of the Death by Suicide Literature Review undertaken on behalf of AFSA by Nottingham Trent University
ReportsEHRC Disability Report 2023EHRC Report 2023
ReportsEssex PA Event Slides - Nov 2022Report outlining key points from the Event
ReportsPost Positive Action Event ReportOverview of key learning from the PA Event Nov 2022
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ResearchSmoke & Mirrors ReportThis report undertaken with the support of the Fire Service Research Training Trust is, in part, a response to the challenge laid down by the then Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP, as the Home Secretary in May 2016, and the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service at the time, Rt Hon. Brandon Lewis MP in November 2016, to the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) on the diversity of the national workforce profile. The report secondly considerers the 1999, A Thematic Review by HM Fire Service Inspectorate titled ÔEquality and Fairness in the Fire ServiceÕ which contained a recommendation to carry out a future thematic review in 2003, which was never undertaken. This report was commissioned by AFSA in order to address the issues that emerged from the Thematic Review in 1999. This report was written primarily as an analysis of the FRS in England but, where appropriate, considers Wales and Scotland to give a broader context.
ResearchEngaging with Diverse Businesses for Business Safety Compliance Seminar ReportThis report provides an insight into the unique seminar ÔEngaging with Diverse Business for Fire Safety ComplianceÕ, hosted at Aintree Race Course, Merseyside on 17 September 20
ResearchEngaging with Diverse Businesses - Rapid Evidence ReviewThis report aims to understand the demographics of BAME-led businesses in the UK and whether there are any specific barriers or issues which prevent them from complying with the Fire Safety Order.
ResponsesHard Hat Exemption Ð Proposals to Extend Exemption under Employment Act 1989.2014 - Hard Hat Exemption Ð Proposals to Extend Exemption under Employment Act 1989 - AFSA Response
ResponsesSir Ken Knight Review 2014This report provides a response on behalf of the members of the Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA) to the Sir Ken Knight report ÔFacing The Future: Findings From The Review Of Efficiencies And Operations In Fire And Rescue Authorities In EnglandÕ.
ResponsesCoronavirus (Covid 19) inquiry Response Women & Equalities House of Commons Select CommitteeThe submission provides an insight into the impact of COVID 19 from a staff experience and organisational perspective as well as impact witnessed from a societal and policy perspective. In addition, recommendations suggestions for improvement have also been included. These include what can be done within the next three weeks and over the next six months as requested
ResponsesFire & Rescue Services Challenging IslamophobiaThe purpose of this letter was s to respond to concerns in relation to the growing rise of Islamophobia globally, and what this means within the context of the fire and rescue service both in terms of an employer of Muslim staff but also, in relation to providing a service to Muslim communities in the UK.
ResponsesPrevent duty guidance: a consultation 2015The AFSA response focused on the fire service being at the centre of community engagement and can be a strong conduit for producing and sharing soft intelligence as part of the prevent strategy.
ResponsesDCLG Conditions of Service within the Fire Service 2015Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA) Response to the review of the Conditions of Service within the Fire Service 2015
ResponsesAFSA Response London Fire Brigade & Inclusion StrategyAFSA contribution and response to the London Fire Brigade - 10 year Inclusion Strategy
ResponsesResponse to the newly formed Inclusive Fire Service GroupAFSA Executive response to the work of the newly established Inclusive Fire Service Group.
Responses#blacklivesmatter - ResponseSystemic Racism damages the fabric of our society AFSA Chair, Dalvinder Rai calls on the fire and rescue services to reflect on and take the lead in challenging structural racism within their organisations
ResponsesAFSA Response - report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesAFSA Response to the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities March 31st 2021
ResponsesPost Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report (CRED)- AFSA ResponseThe response was put together following the publication of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report (CRED) - March 31st 2021
ResponsesAFSA Response LFB Culture ReviewAFSA Response to the LFB Review
ResponsesAFSA Response LFB Cultural ReviewThe AFSA Response to the London Cultural Review shared with CFOs