Joint authority (1985)

FOIA Schedule I Part II includes:

19 - A joint authority established under Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985 (fire and rescue services and transport).

These were:

• for each metropolitan county a body corporate to be known by the name of that county with the addition of the words “Fire and Civil Defence Authority”. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 changed their names to "Fire and Rescue Authority". These are the fire and rescue authorities for their counties.
  • Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority
  • Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
  • South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority
  • Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority
  • West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority
  • West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority
• for each metropolitan county a body corporate to be known by the name of that county with the addition of the words “Passenger Transport Authority”.