Proposed changes to governance for police and fire services present risks but also an opportunity for greater economies of scale, says CIPFA police adviser Alison Dewhirst.
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.
Ministers have announced that police and crime commissioners will be able to take over responsibility for local fire and rescue services as part of a drive to integrate blue light emergency services.
Responsibility for fire and rescue services has been shifted from the Department for Communities and Local Government to the Home Office in order to further support collaboration with the police.
