Provision for police and crime commissioner to be fire and rescue authority

Part of Policing and Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:45 pm on 22 March 2016.

Alert me about debates like this

New clause 14—Amendment of the Fire and Rescue Act—

“Amend section 21 of the Fire and Rescue Act 2004 (Fire and Rescue National Framework), after subsection 2(a) insert—

“(b) must set out national standards for the discharge of fire and rescue authorities’ functions including, but not limited to—

(i) response times;

(ii) preparedness for major incidences;

(iii) quantity and quality of preventive work

(iv) firefighter fitness

(v) equipment and PPE, and

(vi) training””

This new clause would establish national standards for fire and rescue services.