Article 5 Preparation of best value reviews—Period of reviews

Best value authorities other than fire authorities must conduct the first best value review of all their functions by 31st March 2005.

Fire authorities must conduct the first best value review of–

Best value authorities must conduct a further best value review of all their functions by 31st March 2010 and thereafter by the end of each successive period of five years (ending on 31st March 2015, 31st March 2020 and so on).

In this article–

• “fire authority” means–

  1. (a)

     a fire authority constituted by a combination scheme;

  2. (b)

     a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority;

  3. (c)

     the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;

  4. (d)

     a county council acting as the fire authority for its area under the provisions of section 4 of the Fire Services Act 1947^f1.

• “procurement functions” means the securing by fire authorities of such equipment as may be necessary to meet efficiently all normal requirements for the discharge of their duties, as set out in section 1 of the Fire Services Act 1947;

• “communication and control functions” means securing efficient arrangements for dealing with calls for the assistance of the fire brigade and for summoning members of the fire brigade, as mentioned in section 1(1)(c) of the Fire Services Act 1947;

• “training functions” means securing the efficient training of members of the fire brigade as mentioned in section 1(1)(b) of the Fire Services Act 1947.