A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation . Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy . Statutes are laws made by legislative bodies; they are distinguished from case law or precedent , which is decided by courts , regulations issued by government agencies , and oral or customary law . Statutes may originate with the legislative body of a country, state or province, county, or municipality .
22-621: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service ( GMFRS ) is the statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester , England . It is part of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority . GMFRS covers an area of approximately 496 square miles (1,280 km). The service has 41 fire stations which until 2006 were organised into three territorial Area Commands (South, East and West), each one with an Area Command Headquarters, based at Stretford , Rochdale and Bolton respectively. When
44-539: A merger of two previous wildfires that directly threatened, but never affected a transmitting station on the hill, was also responded to by both the Greater Manchester and Lancashire services. Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspections investigate how well
66-419: A normal event said to happen on the moor on a hot summer's day, but because of the heatwave starving the land of rain and thus drying the peat , the fire reignited on the next day, soon burning out of control, and following a declaration of a major incident the day after that, requiring the evacuation of 50 houses nearby. With the service having never fought a moorland fire on the scale of this fire, mutual aid
88-708: Is also used to refer to an International treaty that establishes an institution , such as the Statute of the European Central Bank , a protocol to the international courts as well, such as the Statute of the International Court of Justice and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court . Statute is also another word for law. The term was adapted from England in about the 18th century. In
110-416: Is how to organize published statutes. Such publications have a habit of starting small but growing rapidly over time, as new statutes are enacted in response to the exigencies of the moment. Eventually, persons trying to find the law are forced to sort through an enormous number of statutes enacted at various points in time to determine which portions are still in effect. The solution adopted in many countries
132-493: Is located in Pendlebury , Salford . The service would be created when the county of Greater Manchester came into being in 1974. Changing the name, from the previous Manchester Fire Brigade , into Greater Manchester County Fire Service . Around the late 70s to early 80s though, Greater Manchester County Fire Service turned into Greater Manchester Fire Service . the change in 1974 would happen to many other fire services across
154-473: Is to organize existing statutory law in topical arrangements (or "codified" ) within publications called codes , then ensure that new statutes are consistently drafted so that they add, amend, repeal or move various code sections. In turn, in theory, the code will thenceforth reflect the current cumulative state of the statutory law in that jurisdiction. In many nations statutory law is distinguished from and subordinate to constitutional law . The term statute
176-556: The West Midlands region of England . The service covers an area of 1,975 km (763 square miles) and a population of around 546,600 people. It employs 550 staff and has 17 fire stations with 30 fire engines . The service is administered by Warwickshire County Council . Its headquarters are in Leamington Spa . In July 2021, Ben Brook was appointed Chief Fire Officer following the retirement of Kieran Amos (who had served in
198-460: The autonomous communities of Spain , an autonomy statute is a legal document similar to the constitution of a federated state , save that it is enacted by the national legislature, rather than the autonomous community it governs. The autonomy statutes in Spain have the rank of ley orgánica (organic law), a category of special legislation reserved only for the main institutions and issues and mentioned in
220-440: The brigade altered the command area's structure they divided the three area commands from South, East and West to 11 Borough Commands, aligned to the 10 local authorities in the county: Bolton, Bury, Manchester (North/South), Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. The service employs 2,200 personnel, of which 1,200 are frontline firefighters, and 403 non-uniformed support staff. The service's headquarters
242-527: The constitution (the highest ranking legal instrument in Spain). Leyes orgánicas rank between the constitution and ordinary laws. The name was chosen, among others, to avoid confusion with the term constitution (i.e. the Spanish constitution of 1978). Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service serving the county of Warwickshire in
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#1732881049841264-680: The deaths of the men. They were acquitted in May 2012. Warwickshire County Council was charged with failing to ensure safety at work and pleaded guilty at a hearing in Wolverhampton in January 2012. It was fined £30,000 in December 2012. Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspections investigate how well
286-585: The delay in response, although blaming the Greater Manchester Police for the delay, citing an "information vacuum" from the force and for not correctly liaising with the ambulance and fire services following the bombing. The service, alongside the Lancashire fire service , were among the first responders to the Saddleworth Moor fire on 24 June 2018, managing to extinguish the fire on the same day,
308-486: The fire. Four firefighters of the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service were killed: Ian Reid, who died in hospital, and Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, and John Averis whose bodies were recovered from the debris. In February 2011, it was announced that two watch managers and one station manager, who were all at one time in command of the incident, were to face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence over
330-581: The late Latin word "statutum", which means 'law', 'decree'. In virtually all countries, newly enacted statutes are published and distributed so that everyone can look up the statutory law. This can be done in the form of a government gazette which may include other kinds of legal notices released by the government, or in the form of a series of books whose content is limited to legislative acts. In either form, statutes are traditionally published in chronological order based on date of enactment. A universal problem encountered by lawmakers throughout human history
352-400: The newly created West Midlands Fire Service . On 2 November 2007, crews were mobilised to a major fire at a vegetable packing plant operated by Wealmoor on an industrial estate in the village of Atherstone on Stour . Up to 100 firefighters and five ambulance crews were called to the scene and 16 fire engines were used to tackle the blaze. Part of the structure collapsed under the intensity of
374-527: The other seven borough councils of Greater Manchester. In 2017, the service came under considerable controversy on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing due to arriving two hours later than the police after the bombing. A report by Lord Bob Kerslake found that GMFRS deployed units only at 00:15 after conversation was overheard of armed police being sent in to scout the area one-and-a-half hours earlier. Then-Chief Fire Officer Peter O'Reilly apologised for
396-597: The role since April 2019). Brook was formerly the Assistant Chief Fire Officer for WFRS, having served in West Midlands Fire Service before that. The service was created in 1948 by the Fire Services Act 1947 and was originally called Warwick County Fire Brigade. It did not cover the cities of Coventry or Birmingham , which had their own fire brigades. In 1974 the service lost area to
418-414: The service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows: ∗ For 2023/24 the judgement criteria were more granular, breaking into 11 categories: all rated "Good" except "Responding to major and multi‑agency incidents", rated "Adequate". Statute The word "statute" is derived from
440-466: The united kingdom. with many brigades merging/dissolving. The name change in 2004, to Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service , reflected the growing number of roles the service now has. Many services across the United Kingdom would change to Fire & Rescue Service . This change was inspired by new primary legislation for England and Wales, The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. The service
462-489: Was originally administered by the Greater Manchester County Council , but when this was abolished in 1986, administration of the service was taken over by a joint authority of the ten Metropolitan Boroughs of Greater Manchester, known as the "Fire and Rescue Authority". Five members are appointed by Manchester City Council , two each by Bury and Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Councils, and three each by
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#1732881049841484-498: Was sought out from seven other fire services across the north of England, including Cumbria , Tyne and Wear , Nottinghamshire , Humberside and Warwickshire , and following a request from assistant chief fire officer Dave Keelan, military assistance came to help extinguish the wildfire, of which it eventually was declared three weeks later on 18 July. A similar fire on Winter Hill , north of Bolton in Lancashire , breaking out on 28 June and being declared under control on 16 July,
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