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Police and Fire


Police and Fire

By working together with local people and partner agencies, we want to build the safest communities in Britain.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, now has responsibilities around the governance and budgets relating to Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.

Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime

Kate Green is Greater Manchester’s Deputy Mayor for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire. She is responsible for making the police and fire services accountable to local people and consulting with you on what your priorities are for community safety in Greater Manchester.

Working closely alongside the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, the Deputy Mayor will also make decisions on how much of your council tax needs to go towards policing.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service 

The Deputy Mayor also oversees Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service on behalf of the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, who is responsible for the overall governance, strategic and financial management of the service.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (external website)

Chief Fire Officer for Greater Manchester - Dave Russel (external website)

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Publication Scheme (external website)

Other links

Documents and publications relating to Police and Fire

Reviews and Complaints

 

Police and Crime Plan

Gender Based Violence Strategy
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Fire Plan

Outlining the work GMFRS will undertake to help make our city-region safe.

Police and Crime Residents Survey

Victims’ Services

Health and Justice Strategy

Hate Crime Plan

Greater Manchester High Rise Task Force

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Ethics Committee
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Independent Custody Visitors
Deputy Mayor Kate Green is with Oldham Councillor Steve Williams, member of the Police, Fire and Crime Panel and Rochdale Councillor Janet Emsley, Chair of the Panel.

Police, Fire and Crime Panel

Police and Crime Joint Audit Panel

Criminal Justice

Council Tax

Drug and Alcohol Strategy
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Programme Challenger

Violence Reduction Unit

Greater Manchester's Good Night Out Guide

Helping everyone to keep their night out in Manchester a good one.
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Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation

Sexual exploitation can be difficult to spot but knowing the signs can help protect children.

Publication Scheme for Police and Crime

Documents