Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves the area covered by Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes City Council. To oversee the service, these two councils appoint members to the Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority. The number of members appointed from each council is proportionate to the number of local government electors in each area.
Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority is responsible for making decisions on policy, finance, and resources. The Authority’s main responsibilities include approving:
Lead Members of the Fire Authority
Some members have a special responsibility on the Fire Authority.
Chairman and Lead Member for Service Delivery, Protection and Collaboration – Councillor Llew Monger
Lead Member for Health and Safety and Corporate Risk – Councillor Robin Stuchbury
Lead Member for Finance and Assets, Information Security, IT – Councillor Niknam Hussain
Lead Member for People, Equality and Diversity and Assurance – Councillor Naseem Khan
Fire Authority members.
(Click on the name of the Fire Authority member for more information).
Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority meets no fewer than four times a year, with an annual meeting in June. During this meeting, the Chairman is elected, the Vice-Chairman is appointed, and committee membership is agreed. The Fire Authority governance structure includes an Executive committee and the Overview and Audit committee.
Agendas and Papers for upcoming meetings can be found in Publications section of the website. Agendas are then archived along with the meetings’ minutes which can also be found in this section. They contain the decisions made during each meeting.
Upcoming Fire Authority Meetings 2026/2027:
Fire Authority (start time 11am)
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Wednesday 2 December 2026
Wednesday 24 February 2027
Wednesday 9 June 2027 (AM)
Executive Committee (start time 10am)
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Wednesday 18 November 2026
Wednesday 17 February 2027
Wednesday 14 April 2027
Overview and Audit Committee (start time 10am)
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Wednesday 27 January 2027
Wednesday 24 March 2027