Cumbria PCC to take over local fire service

[saaby93]

Surely the PCC should be in charge of police and the fire budget should be kept separate
Ambulance next?
Has anywhere decided to remove the PCC to save money?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-6243...

[Mammasaid]

saaby93 said:

Surely the PCC should be in charge of police and the fire budget should be kept separate
Ambulance next?
Has anywhere decided to remove the PCC to save money?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-6243...

This is very much local politicking, due to the dissolution of Cumbria County Council and the 6 local authorities into 2 councils, Westmorland & Furness and Cumberland.

Peter McCall wants to retain a Cumbrian wide police force, so has pulled strings to add the Fire service as well.

Ambulance service is already regionalised to the whole of the North West.