Glennon, R

Lakoma, K

Murphy, P

Valero-Silva, N

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An examination of the governance of collaboration Fire and Rescue Services in EnglandKatarzyna Lakoma, 2nd year part-time PhD candidateSupervisors: Dr Russ Glennon, Dr Néstor Valero-Silva, Professor Peter MurphyBACKGROUND RESEARCH QUESTIONS To what extent will the emerging collaborative governance arrangements affect accountability within the FRS?RESEARCH APPROACH AND METHODS1• A document analysis of key FRS documents2• A review of public and non-public data 3• A series of interviews and focus groups drawn from key stakeholders involved in collaborative arrangementsTHE POLICING AND CRIME ACT 2017 AND ITS IMPLICATIONSFire and Rescue Services (FRS) inEngland have experiencedconsiderable reform over the last30 years, including recent radicalchanges driven by austerity andsignificant reductions in publicexpenditure (NAO 2015, PAC 2016,Murphy and Greenhalgh, 2018).• The government has encouraged and enabled PCCs to take on responsibilities for local fire services to generate savings and more effective joint working.Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)• New inspectorate, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate ofConstabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), willassess and report on the management, effectiveness, andleadership of police forces and FRSs in England to improveaccountability and transparency for local communities.New external scrutiny arrangementsNevertheless, governmentdiscontent with theperformance and the speedof change within the sectorpersists and has culminated inthe implementation of thePolicing and Crime Act 2017.THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVESPublic Management (Public Administration, New Public Management, New Public Governance theories)Key concepts – New Public Governance(Accountability, Collaboration, Governance)Governance (Collaborative Governance)Multiple case studies(Fire services)RQThis research will use a deductive approach within a methodology basedon multiple case studies. A sequential mixed methods approach willaddress the research question.No changeCollaboration onlyPCCs representedIntegrated governance under PFCCsThe ‘Single Employer’ ModelIt is proposed to use a selection of the 45 FRSs. The criteria for multiple casestudies selection include a spread across four different stages of integration:and across the four different types of FRSs (county,combined, metropolitan and London).MULTIPLE CASE STUDIESREFERENCES1. Murphy, P., and Greenhalgh, K., 2018. Fire and rescue services:leadership and management perspectives. London: Springer.2. National Audit Office, 2015. Financial sustainability of fire and rescueservices Local Government Report. NAO. London.3. Public Accounts Select Committee, 2016. Financial Sustainability of fireand rescue services. London: House of Commons.What new governance and accountability arrangements are emerging within FRS?How do these differ from existing arrangements?To what extent will these new arrangements deliver more effective governance and accountability in FRS?How will the new arrangements influence the development of new forms of collaborative governance?The depth of integration

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