Date of Request
20/01/2026
Request
Dear FOI Team,
This is a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide all recorded information held by Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service or the Fire Authority between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2024 that calculates, models, assesses, or discusses the revenue impact of capital expenditure decisions.
This includes, but is not limited to, any documents or spreadsheets that refer to:
• capital financing costs
• Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP)
• interest costs on capital borrowing
• revenue savings arising from appliance or vehicle removal
• “appliance capital finance savings”
• the revenue impact of fleet size, fleet reduction, or fleet replacement
• capital programme slippage resulting in revenue savings
Please include any material:
• used to inform senior management, committees, or the Fire Authority
• setting out assumptions such as asset life, MRP policy, or borrowing rates
• comparing different asset types (e.g. frontline appliances, fleet vehicles, other operational assets)
If no such modelling or analysis is held, please confirm this explicitly.
This request is limited to recorded information already held. I am not seeking new analysis or opinion.
Kind regards,
Response
Good Morning,
Thank you for your request for information, which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm that the information that you have requested is partially held and is attached. Please also see the explanatory note on the Service’s Capital Financing for further information and context.
If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Information Governance on tel: 0345 122 4454 or by e-mail at informationrequests@hwfire.org.uk. In any such communication please include the reference number assigned (see Subject).
Should you have any queries regarding the management of your request and wish to make either a complaint or request a review of the information disclosed to you, please do so by using Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service’s complaints system: Comments and Complaints. This must be done within 40 working days of our response to your request. After this date and in line with ICO guidance the Service is not obliged to provide an internal review of your request.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you may appeal the decision by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF, Tel: 0303 123 1113 (alternatively 01625 545745) or E-mail: casework@ico.org.uk.
Further information on Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service may be viewed at the Service’s website: www.hwfire.org.uk
Thank you for your request for information.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team