Statutory Instruments
FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, WALES
Made
19 February 2008
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
22 February 2008
Coming into force
18 March 2008
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by section 4(1)(a) and (2) and section 29(1) of the Local Government Act 1999(1) and now vested in them(2), and having consulted those persons which it is required by section 4(3) of that Act to consult, hereby make the following Order:
1.—(1) The title of this Order is The Fire and Rescue Authorities (Best Value Performance Indicators) (Wales) Order 2008 and it comes into force on 18 March 2008.
(2) This Order applies only to best value authorities in Wales which are a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme to which section 4 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004(3) applies and has effect in relation to the year 2008—2009 and subsequent financial years.
2. The performance indicators by reference to which the performance of each fire and rescue authority in Wales will be measured in exercising their functions are hereby specified in—
(a) Schedule 1 (Risk Reduction and Community Safety); and
(b) Schedule 2 (Effective Response).
Brian Gibbons
Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
19 February 2008
Article 2
| Reference | Indicator |
|---|---|
| FRS/RRC/S/001 | i) Total number of fires attended per 10,000 population; ii) Total number of primary fires attended per 10,000 population; iii) Total number of fires attended which were started accidentally in dwellings per 10,000 dwellings; iv) Total number of fires attended which were started deliberately per 10,000 population. |
| FRS/RRC/S/002 | The number of: Deaths caused by fires per 100,000 population; Deaths caused by fires which were started accidentally per 100,000 population; Deaths caused by fires which were started deliberately per 100,000 population; Injuries (excluding precautionary checks) arising from fires per 100,000 population; Injuries (excluding precautionary checks) arising from fires which were started accidentally per 100,000 population; Injuries (excluding precautionary checks) arising from fires which were started deliberately per 100,000 population. |
| FRS/RRC/S/003 | The total number of fires in non-domestic premises per 1,000 non-domestic premises. |
| FRS/RRC/S/004 | i) The number of homes that are within the above average risk category and the well above average risk category (as determined by the Fire Service Emergency Cover model (“FSEC”)) that have received, within the reporting year, a home fire safety risk assessment and are within the five minute service standard. ii) The number of homes that are within the above average risk category and the well above average risk category (as determined by FSEC) that have received, within the reporting year, a home fire safety risk assessment and are within the ten minute service standard. iii) The number of homes that are within the above average risk category and the well above average risk category (as determined by FSEC) that have received, within the reporting year, a home fire safety risk assessment and are outside the ten minute service standard. iv) The total number of fires in homes in which a home fire safety risk assessment and/or associated risk reduction activity had taken place within two years of the fire. |
Article 2
| Reference | Indicator |
|---|---|
| FRS/EFR/S/001 | Percentage of fires in dwellings, within the ten minute service standard as identified by each Fire and Rescue Authority, that were attended within ten minutes. |
| FRS/EFR/S/002 | Percentage of fires in dwellings, which have been identified by the Fire Service Emergency Cover model as having a casualty rate greater than six, that were attended within five minutes. |
The functions of the National Assembly for Wales vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). Back [2]