Emergency Services Show Hospitality

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Dear Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service,

Emergency Services Show - Hospitality

The following request for information is made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

It is understood that commercial providers of goods and equipment to fire and rescue services are offering hospitality to officers, elected members and fire service staff during the period of the Emergency Services Show (ESS) at the NEC, 7-8 September 2021.

Please provide the following information regarding invitations to hospitality events whilst attending the ESS. Such hospitality is understood to include: lunches/dinners, hotels, transport costs, golf sessions etc

1) what invitations have been received by commercial companies for Officers or Members of your Fire and Rescue Service to attended hospitality events funded by the company during the period of the above Emergency Services Show?

2) what invitations referred to in 1 above have been accepted by officers or Members of your Fire and Rescue Service?

3) please provide the name of the commercial company and the hospitality event to which each invitation relates to?

4) what is the estimated individual value of each hospitality event to which officers or Members have been invited to participate in?

5) please provide a copy of your Fire and Rescue Authority receipt of hospitality policy.

Yours faithfully,

Jamal Sarbin

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Dear Mr Sarbin

Ref: FOI 192/08/21

Thank you for your request for information which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

The Service can confirm details as listed below.

1) what invitations have been received by commercial companies for Officers or Members of your Fire and Rescue Service to attended hospitality events funded by the company during the period of the above Emergency Services Show?
Officers None.
Members None. This information is already published on our website and is already in the public domain. For your convenience I have put a link to the relevant webpage below.

https://hwfire.cmis.uk.com/hwfire/Author...

There is a 'Hospitality and Gifts' tab on the page for each Authority Member specific to that Member.

2) what invitations referred to in 1 above have been accepted by officers or Members of your Fire and Rescue Service? N/A

3) please provide the name of the commercial company and the hospitality event to which each invitation relates to? N/A

4) what is the estimated individual value of each hospitality event to which officers or Members have been invited to participate in? N/A

5) please provide a copy of your Fire and Rescue Authority receipt of hospitality policy.

A copy of the Members code of conduct with regards to gifts and hospitality is already in the public domain and can be found on our website. For your convenience I have put a link to the relevant webpage below.
https://hwfire.cmis.uk.com/hwfire/Docume...

A copy of the relevant section contained within our Financial Regulations document is attached.

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