Fire and Rescue Services: Labour Turnover
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a South East allowance for firefighters to support retention in (a) Essex and (b) other areas.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
The Government has no role in either setting or agreeing firefighter pay or allowances.
The final Local Government Finance Settlement 2024/25 has determined that overall fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion this year to continue protecting our communities at the highest standard. Standalone Fire and Rescue Authorities will see an increase in core spending power of £95.4 million in 2024/25. This is an increase of 5.6 per cent in cash terms compared to 2023/24.
Essex Fire and Rescue Authority will have core spending power of £92.1 million in 2024/25. This is an increase of 5.7 per cent in cash terms compared to 2023/24.
Funding allocations for 2025/26 will be set out at the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement in December 2024.
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