Dear Brother/Sister
Home office publishes the Thomas review
The Home Office has today published the Thomas Review which it commissioned in August 2014 and which Adrian Thomas submitted to DCLG in spring 2015. The FBU submitted a written response to the Review which was reported to members in March 2015. You can view our submission on the following link :
https://www.fbu.org.uk/circular/2015hoc0186ad/fbu-submission-dclg-thomas-review
The 93 page document with 45 recommendations is a compendium of ill-informed notions, which in many cases are contradictory and in all cases un-researched. As we reported when the review was first initiated, it is quite simply a hatchet job on firefighters and the fire and rescue service.
The report can be found on this web link:
A profile of Adrian Thomas can be found in this web link:
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/adrianthomasuk
This circular brings the publication to members’ attention. The circular does not attempt to begin to deconstruct the document. The union is currently finalising a critique of the content of the report should the Home Office seek to have the recommendations implemented, and we will be seeking information regarding the Home Office’s intention accordingly.
We have today issued a press release which is attached to this circular. Members will be kept informed of developments.
Best wishes.
Yours fraternally
ANDY DARK
Assistant General Secretary
