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The Fire Standards Board has reached a milestone with the launch of two Standards. With their publication the initial suite of Standards is complete. The #Digital and #Cyber Fire Standard and the #Procurement and #Commercial Fire Standard are now published on the Fire Standards Board’s website following consultations with both the fire and rescue sector and wider stakeholders. These standards, like the other standards, help to drive continuous improvement and service delivery across England’s fire and rescue services (FRSs). In a world where all organisations need to continually monitor and develop their digital services and cyber security processes, the Digital and Cyber Fire Standard sets out a series of recommendations and procedures that will help services deliver excellence to the public by using information and communications technology (ICT) safely, effectively and efficiently. In so doing, FRSs will be able to deliver better prevention, protection and response services, which will in turn contribute to the safety of communities. The Procurement and Commercial Fire Standard sets out the importance of procurement and commercial best practice within FRSs. Implementation by FRSs of this Standard will help to ensure that contracts and relationships with suppliers realise value for money (VFM) and result in delivery of high-quality public goods and services that support the environment and the diversity, safety and wellbeing of its people and communities. https://lnkd.in/equ9vri6