Where the money was spent in 2020-21
Summary of our expenditure for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021
Figures have been rounded up to the nearest £0.1m (£100,000). For full details of exact amounts, please see the full statement of accounts.
Nearly 84% of the £71m spent during the year related to employee expenses. The remainder was spent on non-pay related costs which are required to support the effective running of the organisation.
Operational response – this money paid for:
- Firefighting and rescue services
- Fire and rescue control centre (FRCC)
Customer and business safety – this money paid for:
- Business safety
- Building safety
- Community safety
Operational policy and resilience – this money paid for:
- Operational pre-planning
- Emergency planning
- Technical rescue
- New dimension activity
- Eurotunnel and other Channel Tunnel related activity
Organisational support – this money paid for:
- Corporate management and business support
- Human resources and training
- Policy and performance
- Communications and marketing
- Member allowances and support
- Property and procurement
- Information technology
- Engineering and transport
- Finance and insurance
Pensions, financing, and other costs – this money paid for:
- Pension costs
- Cost of capital charges
- Borrowing costs
- Infrastructure funding