Proposals to limit the response to emergency mental health calls will save “well over” 10,000 officer hours a month, Metropolitan Police chief has said.
About 1,500 residents were evacuated from the small town of Whaley Bridge on 1 August over fears a dam at Toddbrook Reservoir would collapse after heavy rains. Derbyshire Council leader Barry Lewis...
While much of the focus was understandably on cladding, the Hackitt Review could have a profound impact on tenant engagement, regulation and housing management, says Chartered Institute of Housing’s...
The ambulance service has changed its performance targets to focus on what actually counts. Max Moullin asks if this can be sustained and what the lessons might be for the wider public sector.
Scotland faces the likely closure of many of its fire stations, five years after the emergency services were converted from regional authorities into a single national force.
The government’s costly plans to upgrade the emergency services communications system are “catastrophic” and could put people’s lives at risk, the Public Accounts Committee...
Government plans to upgrade the radio communication network used by Britain’s emergency services are likely to be delayed at a cost of £475m per year, the Public Accounts Committee has...
As budgets continue to dwindle, blue light services are having to collaborate to cut costs. A snapshot of how emergency services are working together shows this trend is likely to continue and...
The financial sustainability of fire and rescue services could be put at risk by further cuts in government funding set to begin in April, the Public Accounts Committee warned today.
The ability to anticipate demands will improve planning and financial efficiency, and collecting and analysing data will enable the public sector to look ahead
There are signs that some fire authorities are beginning to face financial stress, with some warning their ability to respond to major incidents might be limited by further funding cuts, according to...
Greater collaboration between the three emergency services is being hampered by the lack of clear direction from Whitehall, CIPFA’s police conference was told.