The Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority's Executive Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a review of the fire service's budget performance and a report on gender and ethnicity pay gaps.

Budget Monitoring Report April 2025 - January 2026

The committee will consider the Budget Monitoring Report April 2025 - January 2026 Agenda frontsheet 18th-Mar-2026 10.00 BMKFA Executive Committee.pdf. This report details the financial performance of the fire authority for the period up to January 2026. It is anticipated that there will be a projected underspend of £0.311m for the financial year, representing a 0.7% variance against the total budget. This underspend is primarily attributed to lower direct employee costs due to vacant positions, a reduction in Airwave costs, and investment returns exceeding budgeted expectations. The report also recommends a transfer of £0.257m to the Future Funding Reserve to support the Annual Delivery Plan for 2026-27.

Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2025

Another key item for discussion is the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2025 Public reports pack 18th-Mar-2026 10.00 BMKFA Executive Committee.pdf. This report will provide an update on the gender pay gap, which has seen an increase from 9.6% in 2024 to 11.5% in 2025. The report notes that this increase reflects organisational changes and outlines actions being taken to address it. The ethnicity pay gap data for 2025 shows a mean gap of -1.32%, a decrease from 2023, and a median gap of 2.68%. The report will be submitted to the government website in line with statutory requirements.