Inspection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: East Service Delivery Area

How effective is the Service in the East SDA at working in partnership with others to improve community safety outcomes? We consider that partnership working is good.

There is good partnership working across the area, both at formal and informal levels. The statutory community planning partnership structures are supported by officers within the East. There are formalised referral pathways between partners to share information regarding those who are deemed to be at greatest risk.

The style and content of scrutiny committee performance papers was valued and liked by local authority partners.

Whilst SFRS continues to work with relevant partners to develop the Community Asset Register (CAR) and to promote its use, awareness of the CAR is inconsistent with frontline staff.

Some partners expressed frustration relating to the continual turnover of officers who are part of partnership structures.