Article: Fire Service Minister announces independent review on the Fire Service.

Article: Fire service reform starts here.
M2 Presswire;  December 20, 2002 ;     553 words ... ... December 2002-UK Government: Fire service reform starts here(C ... first step in reforming the fire service. The Office of the Deputy ... which was recommended in Sir George Bain's review of the fire service as means of developing a ...

Article: Leading article: If the fire service is funded by ...
The Independent - London;  December 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... such documents, Sir George Bain's 160 ... and pay of the fire service is full of interesting ... did before, with Sir George outlining the extent ... genuine reform of the fire service. But in the longer ... interesting parts of Sir George's report are ...

Article: POLES APART; Bain report says fire service has to ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  December 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... MAGNUS GARDHAM THE fire service was yesterday told it ... 3500 jobs will go. Sir George Bain unveiled his controversial ... proposals would entail. Fire service employers said they ... for the future of the fire service. "This ludicrous review ...

Article: Fire strikers look back on dispute's long fuse; The first ...
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  November 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... between the National Fire Service Employers'Association ... withdrawn in favour of Sir George's recommendations ... reform within the fire service. A strike, or ... employers the National Fire Service Employers' Association ... interim review by Sir George Bain ...

Article: Fire service review may stoke dispute.(News)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  December 16, 2002 ;     350 words ... ... controversial review into the fire service will recommend sweeping changes ... rise. The review, chaired by Sir George Bain, Vice-Chancellor of Queen ... year pay settlements in the fire service, in line with deals elsewhere ...

Article: Fire service review `to fuel dispute'.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  December 16, 2002 ;     379 words ... ... controversial review into the fire service will recommend sweeping changes ... rise. The review, chaired by Sir George Bain, is set to recommend an ... year pay settlements in the fire service, in line with deals elsewhere ...

Article: INDUSTRIAL UNREST: Firefighters are better off than others, says ...
The Independent - London;  November 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... replacement. In the report, Sir George says he would be "prepared ... reforms suggested by Sir George have already been tabled ... prevention, it says. Sir George's report expresses ... authority employers, senior fire service management and unions ...