1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 General

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and application

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 Appointment, Suspension and Dismissal of the Chief Fire Officer

    1. CHAPTER 1 Appointment

      1. 3.Appointment of the chief fire officer

      2. 4.No appointment until end of confirmation process

      3. 5.Notification of proposed appointment

      4. 6.Panel to review and report on proposed appointment

      5. 7.Power of panel to veto proposed appointment

      6. 8.Confirmation hearings

      7. 9.Next steps if no veto

      8. 10.Next steps if veto

      9. 11.Veto: proposal of reserve candidate

      10. 12.Panel’s consideration of reserve candidate

      11. 13.Authority’s consideration of report

      12. 14.Appointment of the chief fire officer

    2. CHAPTER 2 Suspension

      1. 15.Suspension of the chief fire officer

    3. CHAPTER 3 Dismissal

      1. 16.Dismissal of the chief fire officer

      2. 17.No dismissal until the end of the scrutiny process

      3. 18.Authority’s duty to consult chief fire and rescue inspector for England

      4. 19.Notification and explanation of proposal to dismiss

      5. 20.Representations from the chief fire officer

      6. 21.Authority’s response to representations

      7. 22.Role of panel

      8. 23.Authority’s response to panel’s recommendation

  4. PART 3 Exercise of functions of Chief Fire Officer

    1. 24.Securing good value for money

    2. 25.Regard to the fire and rescue plan

  5. PART 4 Inspection

    1. 26.Functions to be excluded from inspection

  6. PART 5 Power to Trade

    1. 27.Power to trade in function-related activities

  7. PART 6 Application with Modifications of Local Policing Enactments

    1. 28.The following local policing enactments apply to an Authority with...

  8. PART 7 Consequential Amendments

    1. 29.The enactments set out in Schedule 2 are amended as...

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Modification of Local Policing Enactments in their application to an Authority

      1. 1.Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) Order 2011

      2. 2.Article 1(2) is to be read as if—

      3. 3.Article 2 is to be read as if—

      4. 4.The Schedule is to be read as if—

      5. 5.Elected Local Policing Bodies (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2012

      6. 6.Police and Crime Panels (Precepts and Chief Constable Appointments) Regulations 2012

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Consequential Amendments

      1. 1.Amendment of the Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990

      2. 2.Amendment of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1998

      3. 3.Amendment of the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government, etc) (Modification) Order 1999

      4. 4.Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Performance Standards (England) Order 2005

      5. 5.Amendment of the Council Tax (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2009

      6. 6.Amendment of the Elected Local Policing Bodies (Specified Information) Order 2011

      7. 7.Amendment of the Community Right to Challenge (Fire and Rescue Authorities and Rejection of Expressions of Interest) (England) Regulations 2012

      8. 8.Amendment of the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012

      9. 9.Amendment of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015

      10. 10.Amendment of the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017

      11. 11.Amendment of the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017

  11. Explanatory Note