Fire service rapped over radio pull-out_2
17 August 2012
UK emergency services' separate procurement strategies are hindering the information sharing needed after last September's terrorist attacks on the US, the government's spending watchdog has warned.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the fire service for pulling out of joint negotiations with the police for the £1.5 billion Airwave digital radio system. It said the project was a failed opportunity to provide the emergency services with radios on which they could communicate with each other.
In its report, Public Private Partnerships: Airwave,...