http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/21/schedule/ZA1Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004An Act to make provision about fire and rescue authorities and their functions; to make provision about employment by, and powers of employees of, fire and rescue authorities; to make provision about education and training and pension schemes; to make provision about the supply of water; to make provision about false alarms of fire; to provide for the funding of advisory bodies; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-09Expert Participation2026-06-29 Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004s. 2(12)Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Diogelwch Adeiladau (Cymru) 2026Sch. 3 para. 6s. 138(2)Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004s. 4(8)Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Diogelwch Adeiladau (Cymru) 2026Sch. 3 para. 7s. 138(2) Schedule ZA1Section 111In this Schedule—“community risk management plan” means a document issued by an FRA’s mayor which—is prepared and published in accordance with the Fire and Rescue National Framework, andsets out for the period covered by the document—the mayoral FRA’s priorities and objectives in connection with the discharge of its functions as a fire and rescue authority, andan assessment of all foreseeable fire and rescue related risks that could affect the mayoral FRA’s area;“FRA’s mayor” means the mayor for the area of a mayoral FRA;“mayoral FRA” means a mayoral combined authority or mayoral CCA which is a fire and rescue authority by virtue of section 1(2)(f) or (g);“priorities and objectives” means a mayoral FRA’s priorities and objectives in connection with the discharge of its functions as a fire and rescue authority which it is required to set out in the community risk management plan;“relevant scrutiny body”, in relation to a mayoral FRA, has the meaning determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5).2The “relevant scrutiny body” is the overview and scrutiny committee of the mayoral combined authority or mayoral CCA which is the fire and rescue authority.3Where the authority or CCA has more than one overview and scrutiny committee, the authority or CCA must decide which of the committees is to exercise the functions of the relevant scrutiny body.4But sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply in a case where—athe FRA’s mayor also exercises functions of police and crime commissioner in relation to the area for which the mayoral FRA is the fire and rescue authority, andbimmediately before the mayoral FRA became the fire and rescue authority for that area, an authority created by an order under section 4A was the fire and rescue authority for that area.5In that case, the “relevant scrutiny body” is the police and crime panel for that area (see, in particular, section 28 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 as it has effect in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 10A to that Act).21This paragraph applies to—athe issuing of a community risk management plan, andbthe variation of priorities and objectives set out in a community risk management plan.2The FRA’s mayor must—aconsult the chief fire officer in preparing a draft of the plan or variation;bsend the priorities and objectives in the draft plan or draft variation to the relevant scrutiny body;chave regard to any report or recommendations made by the relevant scrutiny body in relation to those priorities and objectives; anddas soon as reasonably practicable—igive the relevant scrutiny body a response to any such report or recommendations, andiipublish the response in such manner as the FRA’s mayor considers appropriate.3The FRA’s mayor must ensure that the relevant scrutiny body has a reasonable amount of time to—aconsider the priorities and objectives sent to it in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(b), andbproduce a report or recommendations.4The FRA’s mayor must consult the chief fire officer before issuing or varying a community risk management plan if, and to the extent that, the priorities and objectives in the plan or variation are different from those in the draft on which the chief fire officer was consulted in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(a).5If the FRA’s mayor issues or varies a community risk management plan, the mayor must—asend a copy of the plan or variation to the chief fire officer; andbpublish a copy of the plan or variation in such manner as the mayor considers appropriate.6The duty under sub-paragraph (5) to send or publish a copy of a variation may instead be satisfied by sending or publishing a copy of the plan as varied.3The FRA’s mayor must—akeep the priorities and objectives in the community risk management plan under review, andbin particular, review them in the light of any report or recommendations made to the mayor by the relevant scrutiny body.41In each financial year, an FRA’s mayor must notify the relevant scrutiny body of the mayor’s proposed allocation of the draft budget for fire and rescue functions in relation to the following financial year.2The notification must include the proposed allocation of the element of the general precept that is attributable to fire and rescue functions.3The notification must be given—abefore the date on which the mayoral combined authority or mayoral CCA determines whether to approve the mayor’s annual budget in relation to the following financial year; andbat a time which permits the relevant scrutiny body a reasonable amount of time to review the proposed allocation of budget before that determination is made.51The relevant scrutiny body must review any proposed allocation of budget notified to it under paragraph 4.2The relevant scrutiny body must make a report to the FRA’s mayor in relation to the proposed allocation of budget.3The FRA’s mayor must—ahave regard to any report made under sub-paragraph (2) and to any recommendations made in it;bprovide the relevant scrutiny body with a response to the report and any recommendations made in it;cnotify the relevant scrutiny body of any material changes to the budget for fire and rescue functions after it has been finalised; anddpublish the response given under paragraph (b), and any notification given under paragraph (c)—iin such manner as is required by the relevant scrutiny body; andiiin any event, in a prominent place on the website of the mayoral combined authority or mayoral CCA.Sch. ZA1 inserted (29.6.2026) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(5), Sch. 25 para. 4(2) (with s. 102)