Publications
This page contains a list of documents and resources that we make available for public consumption. Some of these documents we are obliged to publish, others we make available because we know there is public interest in them and some we just like to share. You can find information relating to anything from finance and the Fire Authority to our various Equality documents and our plans for improving our service. If there is information you would like to know that is not listed below or has not been made available elsewhere on our website, you can make an enquiry or a request under the Freedom of Information Act from our Contact us page.
Contents
Brief table of contents:
- Service Improvement Plan
- Corporate Plan
- Best Value Performance Plan
- Privacy Policy
- Equality and Diversity Policy
- Environmental Strategy
- Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Service Improvement Plan
The Service Improvement Plan is a document we produce annually. It details what the Fire Authority plans to do to further improve the Service and is usually published in the autumn/winter.
Download our Service Improvement Plan 2008-2009 - PDF document, 7.4 MB.
Corporate Plan
The Corporate Plan is the primary strategic planning document of the Fire Authority and is published annually by the 31st March. It provides information on the Fire Authority's vision, medium term objectives and priorities. The Plan reviews the main achievements against the priorities and provides information on the corporate priorities for the year ahead.
Download our Corporate Plan 2008-2009 - PDF document, 816 KB.
Download our Corporate Plan 2007-2008 - PDF document, 901 KB.
Best Value Performance Plan
The BVPP is a legislative document published annually by 30th June. The Plan provides an opportunity for the Fire Authority to publish information on the previous year's performance, detail proposals for improvement and show targets for service improvement over the next three years.
Download our Best Value Performance Plan 2008-2009 - PDF document, 6.8 MB.
Download our Best Value Performance Plan 2007-2008 - PDF document, 822 KB.
Privacy Policy
View our full Privacy Policy in the General Info section.
Equality and Diversity Policy
Our commitment to equality and diversity applies to the working environment for Service employees as well as to the wider community. We want every employee to feel valued, be respected and able to give of their best. Our policy on Equality and Diversity aims to ensure that all service employees have equality of opportunity and fairness of treatment whatever their role in the organisation.
Download our Equality and Diversity Policy - Microsoft Word document, 255 KB.
Environmental Strategy
View our Environmental Strategy in the General Info section.
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides the general right of access to information which we hold, subject to a number of exemptions, such as where the information is personal information, which is protected by the Data Protection Act 1998, or where the cost of providing the information exceeds a certain limit.
Our Publication Scheme lists the information which we make available routinely, but for any information not listed here, you can make a request for information.
Download our Publication Scheme - PDF document, 222 KB.
