NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to prepare urgent and necessary amendments to the Rescue Act. The aim is to update the Rescue Act on the basis of a preliminary study and the comments received on it during the consultation round.The purpose of the amendments is to reform the Rescue Act to better reflect the operating environment of the rescue services, future developments and the ongoing wellbeing services county reform. The amendments to the Rescue Act that require more thorough legislative drafting and impact assessment, as outlined in the preliminary study and the comments received, will be implemented during the next government term.

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi