Fire and Rescue Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with fire and rescue services on recruitment and retention.
Answered by Alex Norris
Responsibility for the recruitment and retention of firefighters rests with individual fire and rescue authorities.
Since the transfer of Ministerial responsibility for all fire functions from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on 1 April 2025, MHCLG has continued to engage with the fire and rescue sector through a number of forums, including the Ministerial Advisory Group on Fire and Rescue Reform, to discuss a range of issues affecting services.
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