Question reference: S6W-07729
- Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 28 March 2022
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Ash Regan on 29 March 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how the strategic priorities and objectives for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will be set over the next few years.
Answer
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Framework) Order 2022 will be laid in Parliament on 31 March 2022. This Order will bring the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2022, which was published on the Scottish Government’s website today, into effect from 26 May 2022.
Following a public consultation, the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2022 sets out the strategic priorities and objectives for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) going forward. The Framework is structured around protecting communities in terms of prevention and response; innovation and modernisation; the impact of climate change; partnership working and the governance and performance arrangements for the Service.
It is now for the SFRS to set out in its next Strategic Plan how it will deliver the priorities identified in the Framework.