December 2014 Ref. FN92411142. “Making West Midlands Safer” Response, prevention and protection...

December 2014

Ref. FN92411142

“Making West Midlands Safer”

•Response, prevention and protection “Our priorities, outcomes and strategic objectives”

•Risk-based attendance standards“We remain committed to the highest standards of emergency

incident cover”

•Risk-based prevention activities“Designed to provide maximum impact for the investment

made”

Our Service Delivery Model

1322 Firefighters 38 Fire Stations

19 BRV

41 PRL

Comprehensive Spending Review

2011/12 to 2014/15

• Total grant reduction £22m (27%)

Government Grant£59m57%

Rates £9m 9%

Council Tax£35m34%

Where does the 2014/15 funding come from?

Provisional Grant Reductions

2015/16 9% (£6m)

2016/17 7% (£4m)

2017/18 7% (£4m)

2018/19 7% (£4m)

Council Tax

Lowest Fire Service Council Tax in England and Wales:

Band D: £53.87 per annum

West Midlands Fire ServiceProvisional Budget Forecast

2015/16

£m

2016/17

£m

2017/18

£m

2018/19

£m

Balanced (3.5) (6.5) (10.0)

• Maintaining current service delivery model• Council tax increase of 2%

Capital 2015/16 & 2016/17

• National grant Reduced from £70m per annum to £37.5m.

• All allocated on a bidding basis.

• WMFS – 2 bids, unsuccessful.

AUTUMN STATEMENT DECEMBER 2014

The coming years will require “very substantial savings in public spending”

AUTUMN STATEMENT DECEMBER 2014

I.F.S: Cuts “will be on a colossal scale”

Planning Options

• Any further efficiencies

• Service Degradation

• Referendum

2015/2016 Budget Timetable

• Provisional Grant Figure? 17th December• District Leaders’ Meeting 18th December• Ratepayers’ Meeting 2nd February• Policy Planning Forum 2nd February • Final C-Tax/Grant Figures End of January• Final Business Rates Figures End of January• Authority Meeting 16th February

BUDGET2015/16 TO 2018/19

Budget figures reflect the financial position prior to the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement announcement

QUESTIONS?Ref. FN92611133