Members are requested to consider the identification of:

a)  declarations of interest by individual Members in relation to any item of business on the Agenda

b)  any additional items of business which the Chair has determined should be considered as matters of urgency; and

c)  items of business which may require the exclusion of the press and public during consideration thereof because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information.

The Minutes of the Previous Meeting, held on the 8^th September 2022, are submitted for approval as a correct record and for signature by the committee chair.

To consider report CFO/56/22 and a presentation on the process Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service follow to procure Personal Protective Equipment and operational kit to ensure its suitability for staff and value for money.

To consider the Scrutiny Forward Work Plan for 2022/23