All public authorities are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and required to adopt and maintain a publication scheme that sets out which information should routinely be made available, how it can be accessed and whether or not it is free of charge.
View more information on the Model Publication Scheme on the Information Commissioner's Office website.
To request general information which we hold that is not included on this website, please follow the Freedom of Information Requests procedure detailed below.
If you are requesting personal information that you believe Humberside Fire and Rescue Service holds about you then please refer to the Data Protection area below.
The information that we routinely publish can be grouped under the following categories:
Who we are and what we do
In this section you will find organisational information, locations and contacts, constitutional and legal governance.
Who are Humberside Fire and Rescue Service?
How are we structured?
Constitution | Humberside Fire
Senior Management Structure | Humberside Fire
What is the Fire Authority?
Fire Authority | Humberside Fire
Where do we operate?
The link below allows you to click on an area to find out more about your local fire station.
Your Local Area | Humberside Fire
How to contact us
Media enquiries | Humberside Fire
Data Protection | Humberside Fire
Freedom of Information | Humberside Fire
What we spend and how we spend it
In this section you will find financial information relating to projected and actual income, expenditure, tendering, procurement and contracts.
What does the service cost?
What Does the Service Cost? | Humberside Fire
Annual statement of accounts
This summarises the financial performance of the Authority: Annual Statements of Accounts | Humberside Fire
Annual Audit Letters
These are letters relating to our annual financial audits: Annual Audit Letters | Humberside Fire
Management Accounts
This includes statements representing a summary of the financial activity of the service: Management Accounts | Humberside Fire
Spending over £500
Spending over £500 | Humberside Fire
Our Contracts worth over £5,000
Contracts Register over £5,000
Local Government Transparency Code 2015 including how we buy goods and services and salaries
Data transparency | Humberside Fire
Applications to tender
We advertise all open tenders for the supply of goods and services to the Authority: Applications to tender | Humberside Fire
Firefighters pension scheme
What our priorities are and how we are doing
In this section you will find our strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews.
Our plans and performance
CRMP, Community Risk Management Plan, Strategic… | Humberside Fire
Reports from External Inspectors
Our inspection from HMICFRS | Humberside Fire
Our priorities
Core code of ethics | Humberside Fire
How we make decisions
In this section you will find policy proposals and decisions, decision making processes, internal criteria and procedures, and consultations.
Fire Authority Constitution
Constitution | Humberside Fire
Fire Authority and its committees’ meetings
Meeting documents | Humberside Fire
Consultations
Our policies and procedures
In this section you will find current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities.
Our published policies
Our policies | Humberside Fire
Our Data Protection protocols including Privacy Notices
Data protection | Humberside Fire
Our Fire Report procedure
Fire Report Extracts | Humberside Fire
Publishing our Incident Data
Lists and registers
In this section you will find information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to the functions of the authority.
Local Government Transparency Code 2015
Our Contracts Register and Register of Gifts and Hospitality can be found on this page: Data transparency | Humberside Fire
Members Registers of Interests and Allowances
Fire Authority | Humberside Fire
Strategic Leadership Team register of outside interests
The services we offer
In this section you will find advice and guidance, booklets and leaflets, transactions and media releases, and a description of the services offered.
Our structures and capabilities
Our Capability Booklet | Humberside Fire
Safety Advice
Our Social Media
Social media | Humberside Fire
Our Newsroom
Freedom of Information Requests Procedure
If you cannot find the information you require on our website, please email foi@humbersidefire.gov.uk or write to the address below. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives ‘general right of access’ to information held by public authorities.
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Environmental Information is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), this is covered by the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004 but you can still request environmental information by contacting us in the same way.
Exemptions
Exemptions sometimes apply under both the FOI and EIR and we may, therefore, be unable to release some information.
How will I get a reply?
Your request will be processed and the information sent directly to you at the postal or email address (if appropriate) that you supply with your request. We aim to send the information as soon as possible, and in any case, within 20 working days of receiving your request. If we have not responded to your request within this time, please contact:
Head of Corporate Assurance
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, Summergroves Way, Hull, HU4 7BB
Tel. 01482 565333
Email. foi@humbersidefire.gov.uk