What Department of Health (Northern Ireland) does
Northern Ireland department sponsoring and monitoring the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board: oversees the Board's statutory service-delivery and enforcement functions under the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, prepares the fire and rescue framework document and issues directions the Board must comply with.
Added 2026-09-02 per MA batch-19 adjudication (ISS-651). Sponsor/monitor of NIFRS — closest external authority for duties imposed ON the Board itself.