Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service is committed to providing quality services to local residents and businesses that are effective, efficient and value for money.
As part of our commitment to openness and transparency, and in line with the principles of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, we are pleased to provide the detailed information in this section.
We have adopted the model publication scheme as set out by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Transparency and Governance
- Annual Audit Letter
- Annual statement of accounts – includes S151 Officer’s letter of representation to the external auditor
- Counter Fraud Data 22-23
- Employee payscales
- Fire Authority Standing Orders – Financial Regulations
- Gender pay gap report
- Members’ allowances paid by the Fire Authority
- Supplier payments over £500
- Pay Policy Statement 2024/25 – includes pay multiple, senior staff salaries and trade union facility time
- Percentage of employee time spent on trade union facility time (PDF: 6KB)
- Procurement card spend
- Procurement projects over £5,000
- Senior Officers Pay 2024 – includes organisation chart
Our policies and procedures
- Anti-fraud and corruption policy (PDF: 211KB) – extracted from Standing Orders Code of Conduct – all personnel
- Code of Governance 2024
- Cookies
- Dignity and respect policy (PDF: 1MB)
- Enforcement and engagement policy
- Equality and diversity policy (PDF: 174KB)
- Modern Slavery Statement 2023/24
- Privacy notice
- Procurement policy
- Public Notice TWFRA 2021 Adoption of Scheme
- Recruitment
- Reserves policy
- Special charges