The government has said it is to invest £81m in fire and rescue authorities in England to "improve the resilience, efficiency and technology in their control services" following a damning report into FiReControl by the National Audit office.

In a written ministerial statement published on 5 July, fire minister Robert Neill announced plans to provide up to £1.8m for each fire authority. Services will be asked to submit their plans by 4 November and these plans will be assessed on value for money and resilience improvements, Neill said.