Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to transfer control of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service from Lancashire County Council to the Police and Crime Commissioner.
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 enables Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to take on fire and rescue governance where a local case is made. We are not currently aware of a proposal by the Lancashire PCC to take on governance of the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service.
This Government remains strongly committed to driving closer collaboration between our emergency services. The first part of a two-stage PCC Review launched in July 2020 considered options to strengthen the accountability of PCCs and expand their role. This included options to strengthen fire governance through the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) model. Part one of this Review’s final set of recommendations will be announced in due course.