# The Fire and Rescue Authorities (National Framework) (England) Order 2012, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 21 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 requires the Secretary of State to prepare a Fire and Rescue National Framework for fire and rescue authorities in England. Fire and rescue authorities must have regard to the Framework in carrying out their functions.
Article 2 of this Order, which applies in relation to fire and rescue authorities in England only, substitutes the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England (“the Framework”) for the 2008/11 Framework.
The principal differences are that the Framework:
(1) requires fire and rescue authorities to work with their communities to identify and protect them from all foreseeable risk and to prevent incidents from occurring;
(2) requires greater transparency, accountability and community involvement in the production of integrated risk management plans;
(3) requires fire and rescue authorities to collaborate with other fire and rescue authorities, other emergency services, wider Category 1 and 2 responders and Local Resilience Forums to ensure interoperability;
(4) requires fire and rescue authorities and the Government to work together through the Fire and Rescue Strategic Resilience Board to support discussions and decision making in relation to national resilience;
(5) gives greater priority to fire and rescue authorities working collectively and in partnership with their community and a wide range of partners locally and nationally;
(6) requires fire and rescue authorities to have arrangements in place to ensure that their decisions are open to scrutiny;
(7) requires fire and rescue authorities to make their communities aware of how they can access data and information on their performance;
(8) requires fires and rescue authorities to provide assurance on financial, governance and operational matters through an annual statement of assurance; and
(9) has an open ended duration.
Copies of the Framework may be obtained on the Department for Communities and Local Government website: http://www.communities.gov.uk/fire/nationalframework/.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the public, private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1886/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fire-and-rescue-authorities-national-framework-england-order-2012/note
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