Download - Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service

How Much it will CostRevenue Budget:The 2011/12 Revenue Budget for NIFRS is £81.4m. The table below providesan analysis of our Revenue Budget by category of expenditure:2011/12 Revenue Budget 2011/12 Projected OutturnExpenditure Category £’000 % £’000 %Staff Costs 61,331 75.3 59,857 77.2Other Staff Costs 382 0.5 222 0.3Training 1,169 1.4 1,212 1.6Operating Expenditure 6,152 7.5 6,314 8.1Premises Costs 4,164 5.1 4,326 5.5Revenue Budget2011/2012Miscellaneous 5%Establishment Cost 4%Hired & Contracted 2%Premises 5%Operating Expenditure 8%Training Costs 1%Other Staff Costs 0%Hired and Contracted Services 1,429 1.8 1,446 1.9Establishment Costs 2,914 3.6 1,693 2.2Staff Costs 75%Miscellaneous 3,900 4.8 2,463 3.2Total Budget 81,440 100.0 77,533 100.0The provision of emergency cover withina defined budget is an ongoing challengefor Northern Ireland Fire & RescueService. However, NIFRS is committed toproviding a value for money service byensuring that:• Proper robust controls exist inthe use of public funds;• Accurate and timely information isprovided to internal and externalstakeholders; and• All services operate in the mostefficient manner possible.During 2010/11 NIFRS, with the fullsupport of staff across the organisation,was able to operate with a 2% reductionin expenditure compared to the 2009/10outturn. This reduction was achievedwhilst continuing to provide a first classemergency service to the NI public.17