Dorset & Wiltshire Fire

We have and continue to establish and develop new approaches to corporate governance and financial management. In support of this, we have adopted new policies & procedures and new contract & procurement arrangements, and harmonised our financial management system. We are fundamentally re-engineering all departments. We have a programme of work to ensure that these new frameworks, systems and relationships are understood by all our managers and embedded within the new Service. As detailed in our medium term finance plan, we have adopted the following principles: We will: Review the way we formally delivered our services; share and adopt good practice and maximise our future efficiency, effectiveness and economy; Eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy and make the best use of technology; Rationalise the use of our estate through robust asset management including maximising the opportunities to share premises; Ensure that procurement decisions are business led and focused on whole life costs; Seek more from our contracts and the quality of goods and services provided; Pursue greater economies of scale and synergy by maximising our partnership opportunities; Seek external funding and partnership opportunities in order to support our priorities. During the lifetime of this plan, we intend to drive value efficiency and value for money from the following perspectives: Harmonising non-station based resourcing; Progressing the concept of one public estate and rationalising our properties; Ensuring our available operational resources are best aligned to community risks through the Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP); Maximising technology and mobile working. The projects and initiatives central to this efficiency plan are derived from our transformation programme. Each project or activity has been incorporated within our planning, performance and project management arrangements.