Bluelight collaboration / consolidation Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATION Protecting people, property, business and the environment Tweet your questions to #FSS15

Fire in the vanguard of reform PM speech on “smarter State”, 11/9 – police/fire was key announcement Public sector story now: –Prevention –Reduce demand –Reform workforce –Integration Fire should tell its story! THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATION Protecting people, property, business and the environment Tweet your questions to #FSS15

Why integration? Efficiency Annual deficit – £70 billion Back office efficiency (surprisingly hard) THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATION Protecting people, property, business and the environment Tweet your questions to #FSS15

Why integration? Better services Different services bear on same people –Troubled families –“High harm” – e.g. children in care –Data sharing –See Margate New understanding of joint costs of different public services –NHS and social care THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATION Protecting people, property, business and the environment Tweet your questions to #FSS15

PM speech 11/9 Efficiency: –police, fire, ambulance “work more closely together” –where “local support”, PCCs to “take on control” of fire and rescue services (also better services – see CRIT Manchester, Margate) THE UK’s NATIONAL FIRE SAFETY ORGANISATION Protecting people, property, business and the environment Tweet your questions to #FSS15