Paragraph 5 Financial provision

The Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority (“the existing authorities”) must meet the costs of the Authority incurred for the purpose of bringing the Scheme into full operation on 1st April 2021.

The amount payable by the existing authorities is to be determined by apportioning the costs of the Authority between the existing authorities in the proportion to the council tax base of each authority.