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Organisational Culture in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

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  • Organisational Culture Within The Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Volume 1
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Thematic inspections

18th June 2025

Describes how the SFRS sets out its corporate expectations, how it communicates these to its workforce, how it supports its staff, and how it ensures compliance through policies and process.
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Corporate Expectations
  • Other examples of Values and Ethics in the Emergency Services
  • The SFRS Workforce
  • Human Resource Management Structure within the SFRS
  • Recruitment, Induction and Promotion
  • Staff Training and Development
  • HR Procedures
  • Culture Activities within the SFRS
  • The Workforce Viewpoint
  • Conclusions
  • List of Recommendations and Areas for Consideration
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Glossary
  • Endnotes
  • Footnotes

  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Corporate Expectations
  • Other examples of Values and Ethics in the Emergency Services
  • The SFRS Workforce
  • Human Resource Management Structure within the SFRS
  • Recruitment, Induction and Promotion
  • Staff Training and Development
  • HR Procedures
  • Culture Activities within the SFRS
  • The Workforce Viewpoint
  • Conclusions
  • List of Recommendations and Areas for Consideration
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Glossary
  • Endnotes
  • Footnotes

Glossary

 

ACAS
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service: an independent public body that provides free and impartial advice to employers, employees and their representatives on; employment rights; best practice and policies; resolving workplace conflict
CDG
Cultural Development Group
DPIA
Data Protection Impact Assessment
EHRIA
Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment
FRS
Fire and Rescue Service
HMFSI
His Majesty’s Fire Service Inspectorate
HMICFRS
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
HR
Human Resources
iHUB
The SFRS intranet
LCMS
Learning Content Management System: an online learning resource for firefighters
Long Term Vision
A strategic document of the SFRS
NFCC
National Fire Chiefs Council
OC
Operations Control
Positive Action
Measures allowed in the Equality Act 2010
Protected Characteristics
Categories defined in the Equality Act 2010
RDS
Retained Duty System
SDA
Service Delivery Area. The SFRS is organised into three SDAs, North, East and West
SFRS
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
SLT
Strategic Leadership Team
SMART
An acronym: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time Bound
VDS
Volunteer Duty System

 

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