Changes to the strategic and operational landscape of Fire and Rescue Services. Briefing note for Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services

Murphy, P. ORCID: 0000-0001-8459-4448 and Lakoma, K. ORCID: 0000-0002-2583-3813, 2018. Changes to the strategic and operational landscape of Fire and Rescue Services. Briefing note for Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.

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Abstract

The organisational and service delivery landscape of the emergency services in the UK has been rapidly changing and is facing further change for the foreseeable future. The policy response to austerity continues to dominate service delivery, service deployment and the regulatory framework as the government demand ever more efficient and effective services. At the same time the resources organisations have available to deliver services has been reducing and is planned to be reduced further into the foreseeable future. Simultaneously, the emergency services are faced with a constantly changing pattern of risks, both natural and man-made, to national and local communities. This chapter will examine recent and ongoing organisational changes in the policy delivery and regulatory landscape of the emergency services. This is not to evaluate individual organisations or sectors but to identify the overall picture and the current disposition of organisations within the emergency services sector and potential opportunities for improvement or further investigation.

Item Type:	Confidential report for external body
Description:	This briefing note is an extended extract from Chapter 9 of the forthcoming book entitled "Critical perspectives on the management and organization of emergency services", edited by P. Wankhade, L. McCann L and P. Murphy.
Creators:	Murphy, P. and Lakoma, K.
Publisher:	Nottingham Trent University
Place of Publication:	Nottingham
Date:	October 2018
Rights:	The authors and publishers have asserted copyright. The authors/publishers' permission should be sought before including any material in published form.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	12 Nov 2018 09:50
Last Modified:	31 May 2021 15:15
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/34904

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