Senedd criticises 'slow progress’ on fire service reform

Senedd criticises 'slow progress’ on fire service reform

A Senedd member criticised “slow progress” tackling a toxic culture within fire services, with less than half the recommendations of a damning report implemented 15 months on.

Criticism over Sslow fire service reform

A Senedd member has criticised the slow implementation of reforms tackling a toxic culture within fire services, with less than half of the recommendations from a report being actioned 15 months on.

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'Slow progress' on fire service reform | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond

A Senedd member criticised “slow progress” tackling a toxic culture within fire services, with less than half the recommendations of a damning report implemented 15 months on.   Conservative Altaf Hussain raised concerns about the pace of change since Fenella Morris’ independent review of the culture of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service in January 2024. He told the Senedd: “South Wales Fire and Rescue was taken over by [the] Welsh Government i…