Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
Commons · Question 30078 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of local councils that plan to increase the local fire precept to fund fire services in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 18 Feb 2025
This is a devolved policy issue, you will appreciate I am unable to comment on any levels which may be set outside of England. However, in England, decisions on council tax levels are for individual local authorities including fire authorities and council...