Fire and Rescue Services: Standards

(asked on 10th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it her policy to introduce greater precept flexibility for all fire authorities.


Answered by
Kemi Badenoch Portrait
Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
This question was answered on 18th January 2022

On 16 December 2021 the provisional local government finance settlement proposed council tax referendum principles as part of a wider package of funding for local authorities in 2022-23. The principles strike a balance between ensuring local authorities are able to generate income to fund their services, and protecting residents from excessive increases. A £5 flexibility was proposed to assist the eight lowest-charging fire and rescue authorities in addressing immediate pressures and to maintain a sustainable income baseline for future years. Following consideration of consultation responses the final set of referendum principles will be subject to the approval of the House of Commons in due course.

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