Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
2025/26 Productivity and Efficieny Plan

Efficiency

Efficiency Data (£000)
Actual 2024/25 Actual 2025/26 Forecast 2026/27 Forecast 2027/28 Forecast 2028/29
Opening Revenue Expenditure Budget (Net) 56,067 57,737 61,972 62,885 65,164
Less Total Direct Employee Costs 41,872 43,116 44,807 46,211 47,572
Non-Pay Budget 14,195 14,621 17,165 16,675 17,592
Efficiency Savings Recurrent Non- recurrent Recurrent Non-recurrent Recurrent Non-recurrent Recurrent Non-recurrent Recurrent Non-recurrent
Direct Employee
Reduction Prevention/Protection/Response Staff 60 0 43 42 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reduction in Support Staff 87 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indirect Employee (e.g. training, travel etc.)
All Indirect Employee Costs 2 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0
Premises
Utilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rent/Rates 0 0 57 0 20 0 10 0 10 0
Other Premises Costs 4 10 16 0 0 0 25 0 20 0
Shared Premises 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transport
Fleet 73 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fuel 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Transport Costs 0 0 0 0 5 0 12 0 10 0
Supplies and Services
National Procurement Savings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Local Procurement Savings 71 0 130 4 222 0 140 0 160 0
Other Technology Improvements 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Decreased Usage 0 23 9 0 0 24 18 8 15 0
Capital Financing
Revenue Expenditure Charged to Capital 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Borrowing Costs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other
Other Savings 1 (Please Specify) 0 0 0 0 41 0 120 0 137 0
Other Savings 2 (Please Specify) 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Savings 3 (Please Specify) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Efficiency Savings (excluding direct employee savings) 234 271 343 333 352
Efficiency Savings (as a Percentage of Non-Payroll Budgets) 1.65% 1.85% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%
Income (£000)
Income Generated From: Actual 2024/25 Actual 2025/26 Forecast 2026/27
Recurrent Non-recurrent Recurrent Non-recurrent Recurrent Non-recurrent
Charging Policies -64 -259 -67 -164 -89 -208
Trading Operations 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shared Premises -142 0 -140 0 -166 0
Interest on Investments 0 -695 0 -662 0 -322
Other Sources -4 -172 -3 -159 -5 -89
Total -210 -1126 -210 -985 -260 -619