Keeping Scotland Safe and Strong - A Consultation on Reforming Police and Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland: Analysis of Consultation Responses

ANNEX 3: VIEWS ON THE PARTIAL BUSINESS AND REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Question 28: Do you have any comments on the partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA)? Are there any other potential impacts to consider?

15 respondents from the following respondent categories addressed this question.

Note: Abbreviations used in the above table are described in Table 1.

4 respondents recommended that the Government develop further the initial organisational risk impact assessment. There was a common view that adverse impacts should not be underestimated and that risk and issues associated with "business as usual" need to be quantified in the paper.

3 respondents raised a concern which had been expressed by others in response to other questions, that in their view, the anticipated benefits may not be realised. One respondent (FB) cautioned that the loss of senior management posts may prove a false economy in terms of impacting detrimentally on the service.

Areas of deprivation and/or rural areas were perceived by 5 respondents to be particularly vulnerable to the detrimental impact of reduced employment opportunities as a result of police and fire reform.