Written questions

Fire and Rescue Services

Commons · Question 114817 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conversations she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on streamlining Fire and Rescue Authority powers with statutory PCC powers in local mayors.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 3 Mar 2026

The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, committed to abolish the Police and Crime Commissioner model and transfer policing functions to Strategic Authority Mayors or Policing and Crime Boards. This involves Police, Fire and Commission...