The LGA provide the Secretariat to the Employers' Side of the National Joint Council (NJC) for Brigade Managers of Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services.
The NJC has 28 members.
Employers' Side:
- LGA, 9 members
- the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, 3 members
- Welsh Local Government Association, 1 member
- Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Services Board, 1 member.
Employees' Side:
- the Association of Principal Fire Officers, 14 members.
Agreements on conditions of service are incorporated into the scheme of conditions of service known as the Gold Book.