Decision - Seasonal Lifeguard Service 2023

Brighton and Hove Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee Decided 15 Jun 2023 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee

Report author

Mark Fisher

Published

15 Jun 2023

Reference

6941

As published

the council's own words, unedited

A report on the proposed amended Lifeguard service model for the 2023 high season (6-week school holiday period)

RESOLVED: That Committee: 1. Agreed to extend the seasonal lifeguard service to a further three beaches, as outlined in para 4.5 as soon as practicably possible. This is subject to the recruitment and availability of qualified and appropriately trained staff. 2. Noted the risk-based approach to prioritising the beaches which will have lifeguard stations during the recruitment of additional qualified and trained staff. 3. Noted the additional financial requirement of net £0.093m to extend the service after budget savings already taken. For 2023/24 financial year this will be covered by service efficiencies across the seafront budget.

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The report proposed extending the Brighton and Hove Beach Lifeguard Service from seven to ten beaches during the busiest weeks of summer 2023. This would require recruiting and training 15 additional seasonal lifeguards each day and cost up to an additional net £0.093m.

Recommendation

Agree to extend the seasonal lifeguard service to Dukes Mound/Black Rock, West Hove/Lagoon and Rottingdean as soon as practicably possible, subject to recruiting and availability of qualified staff; note the risk-based beach prioritisation approach and the additional net financial requirement of up to £0.093m.

Financial impact

Up to an additional net £0.093m in 2023/24, funded through service efficiencies across the seafront budget; the anticipated cost before applying the one-off budget amendment is £0.153m.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee

Date in document

15 Jun 2023

Stakeholders named

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BeachgoersVisitors to Brighton and HoveLocal communitySeasonal lifeguardsDisabled beachgoersEmergency servicesSeafront Team

Next steps

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Recruit, test and train 15 additional seasonal lifeguards.
Deploy additional lifeguard resources to the highest-risk beaches first.
Open additional lifeguard stations at Dukes Mound/Black Rock, West Hove/Lagoon and Rottingdean in priority order as qualified staff become available.
Continue developing financially sustainable service options for potential implementation in 2024, subject to committee approval.

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