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Following the resignation of the principal of Sandown Bay Academy this week, AET have announced they've replaced the board of governors with a new management board, with just the former Chair of Governors remaining.
Tig Outlaw
Cllr Tig Outlaw is the Isle of Wight ward councillor for Lake North.
He was elected in the May 2017 local elections.
Cllr Outlaw is the Cabinet member responsible for Community Safety and Public Protection which includes the Fire and Rescue Service.
Below are articles which mention Cllr Outlaw.
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A by-election has been called to fill the vacant seat in Lake North for the Lake Parish Council. Four candidates are standing.
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Find out what your Isle of Wight councillor had to say about giving 16 year olds the vote when it was discussed in the council chamber last week, and see whether you agree with them.
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As well as a Cabinet reshuffle, the Annual Meeting of the Isle of Wight council saw re-election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman as well as Chairs of the various committees.
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The Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet has accepted a detailed business case for a combined authority and approved a full consultation on the plans.
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The council say there would be no redundancies and that the new system would guarantee a minimum of 12 immediately-available firefighters for 12 hours a day, every day.
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The council say new plans for Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service will improve safety for Islanders, but those on the front line say the review is being “clearly driven by financial savings with little or no regard for public safety”.
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One member of the Scrutiny Committee said the plans put them 'at risk of corporate manslaughter'. The responsible Cabinet member gave assurances the plans were safe.
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The FBU says that Cabinet pass this review, the safety of the Island's public and its firefighters, and the inability for a crew to carry out full firefighting duties on arrival as the first appliance will fall at the feet of those Members.
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The Cabinet member responsible for Fire and Rescue Services says he believes, "most people will understand having firefighters in the right place at the right time will save lives, not put them in danger".
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Following a meeting with Cllr Outlaw, an insider with the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said that Ryde Fire Station could be left in a 'very risky situation' should proposed plans go ahead.
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OnTheWight will be reporting live from the Isle of Wight council's Cabinet meeting, where members will make their decision on controversial plans for the Isle of Wight Fire Service.
