Moved by
Lord Rosser
13: Schedule 1, page 174, line 16, at end insert—
“(7) No order may be made under this section until the Secretary of State has conducted a review assessing the funding required by the fire and rescue service to ensure the minimum level of cover needed to secure public safety and maintain fire resilience.
(8) The review carried out under subsection (7) must assess the impact of the level of cover on—
(a) fire related fatalities,
(b) non-fatal fire related casualties,
(c) the number of fires affecting dwellings and other fires,
(d) the number of incidents responded to, and
(e) the strength and speed of response to incidents.”