By communicating with partners and building on ideas to innovate or do something differently in the public's interest. GFRS has collaboration arrangements for its prevention, protection and response activities. For example, we share our buildings with Gloucestershire Constabulary, the South Western Ambulance Service and the Severn Area Rescue Association. Our protection teams inspect premises with local partners where applicable and we refer some of our clients to Social Services and other partners who can address and support with other issues.

Where the law permits, collaborative work can include the sharing of information in support of Children and Adult Services in the best interest of those affected. When collaboration works well it enables us to achieve more as a collective team and the benefits are tangible, but over time we may have arrangements that need reviewing to ensure they best serve the public interest.

The Policing and Crime Act 2017 requires the police, fire and rescue and ambulance services to keep collaboration opportunities under review and, where it is in the mutual interest of efficiency or effectiveness, to put new arrangements into practice.