(This note is not part of the Order)
Part I of the Local Government Act 1999 imposes duties on local and other authorities to prepare a best value performance plan (in this Order called an “improvement plan”) for each financial year.
This Order specifies the date by which a fire and rescue authority’s improvement plan for a financial year must be published and the date by which copies of an auditor’s report relating to the plan are to be sent to the authority, the Auditor General for Wales, and, if required, the Welsh Ministers.
A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in connection with this Order. A copy can be obtained from Fire and Rescue Services Branch, Community Safety Division, Welsh Assembly Government, Rhydycar, Merthyr Tydfil CF481UZ (telephone 01685 729221).