Fire (Scotland) Act 2005

[F1 41E Local fire and rescue plans S

(1) As soon as is reasonably practicable after a strategic plan is approved under section 41A, SFRS must prepare a local fire and rescue plan for each local authority area.

(2) A local fire and rescue plan is a plan setting out—

(a) priorities and objectives for SFRS in connection with the carrying out in the local authority's area of SFRS's functions,

(b) the reasons for selecting each of those priorities and objectives,

(c) how SFRS proposes to deliver those priorities and objectives,

(d) in so far as is reasonably practicable, outcomes by reference to which delivery of those priorities and objectives can be measured,

(e) how those priorities and objectives are expected to contribute to the delivery of any other relevant local outcomes which are identified by community planning,

(f) such other matters relating to the carrying out of SFRS's functions in the local authority's area as SFRS thinks fit.

(3) In preparing the local fire and rescue plan, SFRS must—

(a) have regard to the framework document and the strategic plan approved under section 41A,

(b) consult

(i) such persons as SFRS considers represent employees of SFRS, and

(ii) such other persons as SFRS considers appropriate.

(4) SFRS must submit a plan prepared under subsection (1) for approval to the local authority for the area to which the plan relates.

(5) If the plan is approved under subsection (4), SFRS must publish it.

(6) In this section “community planning” means the community planning processes described in Part 2 of the [F2 Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015].]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 41D-41K and cross-heading inserted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), ss. 115, 129(2); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

F2 Words in s. 41E(6) substituted (20.12.2016) by Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 6), s. 142(1), sch. 4 para. 9(a); S.S.I. 2016/410, art. 2(a)