Council is against chief's fire takeover
A proposal for Cambridgeshire's Police and Crime Commissioner to take over the governance of the county's fire service has been roundly criticised by Peterborough city councillors.
The Conservative-run council unanimously voiced its disapproval to the plan in a motion which was carried at last week’s full council meeting.
The motion, put forward by Cllr Andrew Bond, called on Commissioner Jason Ablewhite, a Tory politician, to instead join the Cambridgeshire Fire Authority, the body made up of councillors which currently has governance over Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service.
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Hide AdCllr David Over, who sits on the Fire Authority, said the commissioner’s business case for the change was “generalised, vague and biased.”
Cllr John Whitby said: “Whilst I understand the most efficient form of control is a dictatorship, it’s not always the best.”