APPENDIX B

Annual efficiency statement - backward look for fire & resilience services

Details

Local authority Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Contact name Wendy Lambert

Job title Head of Financial & Office Services

Email address [email protected]

Statement

Comments for actions in 2008/09

Cashable ongoing efficiencies 2008/09

In 2008/09 ongoing cashable efficiencies of £2.242m have been achieved as follows:

Revised shift systems/Crewing arrangements (IRMP) £1.453m

Following a review of fire cover in the Portsmouth area and a successful trial of the relocation of our emergency response resources to Cosham and Southsea fire stations Copnor fire station closed on 1 October 2008.  The ongoing cashable saving from the staffing establishment of four watch managers, four crew managers, 36 firefighters and a flexible duty station manager was £875k in 2008/09 and a further £785k in 2009/10.

Concluding the programme to phase out day crewing arrangements to improve response times and increase our capacity for community safety initiatives Winchester fire station changed to continuous crewing on 1 October 2007 and Havant on 1 October 2008.  The saving from withdrawal of retaining and training fees, turnout and attendance, fuel, light and rent allowances from the wholetime crews together with the reduction in payments to the retained firefighters was £578k in 2008/09 and a further £131k in 2009/10.

HR other £701k

We have reviewed the structures in service delivery, human resources, control and training departments to ensure we have the capacity to deliver our integrated risk management plans and this has identified opportunities to remove allowances, convert posts from grey to green book (civilianisation) as well as to delete posts completely.  Savings achieved were as follows:

· Service delivery £484k

· Control £38k

· Human resources £121k

· Training £58k

Procurement £88k

Contract and supplier reviews have delivered the following savings:

· Photocopier contract £20k

· Firebuy MOD fixed telecommunications contract £18k

· Collaborative insurance arrangements £40k

· Workwear shirts £5k

· Co-responder uniforms £5k

Efficiency gains achieved in the financial year 2008-2009

All figures £'000