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Question follow-through · 96248

Fire and Rescue Services: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether fire services are classified as safety-critical work for the purposes of the HSE's classification of 12-hour shifts as undesirable for such work.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
4 Dec 2025
Answer
10 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether fire services are classified as safety-critical work for the purposes of the HSE's classification of 12-hour shifts as undesirable for such work.

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the risks that firefighters face and is grateful to them for their bravery. The maximum working hours for Fire and Rescue Service personnel are prescribed by the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR), which implement the provisions...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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