Our assessments of the drivers for change, the modernisation progress we have made so far and our current levels of performance have enabled us to identify six key policy priorities.  These fall under the areas of Integrated Risk Management and Service Development and Improvement.  These are:

Area	Key Policy Priority	What it Means to the Community
Integrated Risk Management	·         Protection and Prevention	·         How we Propose to take steps to protect you at home, at work or at leisure
	·         Intervention and Response	·         How we propose to ensure that we are able to deal effectively with emergency incidents
	·         Operational Effectiveness	·         How we propose to provide you with the assurances that you seek regarding the quality and effectiveness of our intention and response services
Service Improvement & Development	·         Development of our Workforce	·         How we propose to ensure that our staff are equipped with the skills that they need
	·         Effective and Efficient Use of our Resources	·         How we propose to make the most of the resources that we have at our disposal
	·         Outstanding Performance and Good Governance	·         How we propose to secure your trust in us