Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004

Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004^[1]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about fire and rescue authorities and their functions; to make provision about employment by, and powers of employees of, fire and rescue authorities; to make provision about education and training and pension schemes; to make provision about the supply of water; to make provision about false alarms of fire; to provide for the funding of advisory bodies; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2004 c. 21
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland;
Dates
Royal assent	22 July 2004
Commencement	1 October 2004 (England and Scotland); 10 November 2004 (Wales);
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Fire Services Act 1947; Fire Services Act 1951; Fire Services Act 1959;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), sometimes abbreviated as FRSA 2004, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Provisions

The act requires the Government to publish a national framework for its expectations from fire and rescue services.^[3]

The act was criticised by the Fire Brigades Union, describing it as setting up "fantasy regional government powers" on the basis that it gave significant powers to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.^[4]

The act was commenced in England in October 2004.^[5] The first national framework was published in April 2006.^[6]

^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 64 of this Act.
^ "The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (England and Scotland) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2004/2304, retrieved 2 September 2025
^ "Fire and Rescue Service". Politics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
^ "FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES ACT SETS UP FANTASY REGIONAL GOVERNMENT POWERS FOR THE ODPM". Local Government Chronicle. 23 July 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
^ "FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES ACT 2004 COMES INTO FORCE". Local Government Chronicle. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
^ "NEW FRAMEWORK FOR THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE PUBLISHED". Local Government Chronicle. 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.