Statement from the Commissioners for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

The Commissioners for South Wales FRA welcome the report into South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS), carried out by HMICFRS. This work builds on the earlier reports by the Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor to the Welsh government and the Fenella Morris KC review.

This report provides a solid assessment of performance against a comprehensive range of factors that are commonly assessed against in the rest of the UK Fire and Rescue Services. We are pleased that, since the inspection in late 2024 that a considerable amount of progress has been made in addressing the recommendations in the report.

One of the Commissioners, Carl Foulkes, chairs the service improvement board which continues to monitor performance on progress and delivery every six weeks.

We look forward to HMICFRS’s revisit in the next 12-18 months and we are confident in the rate and level of progress which is being made in delivering those outcomes.

ENDS