A comparative study of governance changes on the perceptions of accountability in Fire and Rescue Services in England

Lakoma, K ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2583-3813, 2024. A comparative study of governance changes on the perceptions of accountability in Fire and Rescue Services in England. Public Administration, 102 (1), pp. 3-20. ISSN 0033-3298

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Abstract

Public organizations are increasingly held accountable by multiple institutions and standards. This study explores how key actors perceive accountability changes in Fire and Rescue Services in England. However, few studies have examined perceptions of accountability where long-established governance arrangements are changing. The UK's Policing and Crime Act 2017 provided for a new model of governance in the form of a single directly elected commissioner to replace the traditional indirectly elected fire authority. This study uses a comparative multiple case study design to understand the impact of the governance arrangements on individuals' perceptions of accountability within each service. It adds to the wider understanding of the influences of institutional structures on individuals' perceptions and actions, and it demonstrates that accountability perceptions change depending on the way public services are governed.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Public Administration
Creators:	Lakoma, K.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	March 2024
Volume:	102
Number:	1
ISSN:	0033-3298
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1111/padm.12923 DOI 1745008 Other
Rights:	© 2023 The Authors. Public Administration published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	24 Mar 2023 09:05
Last Modified:	11 Mar 2024 08:58
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/48599

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