THE culture of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has been described as "toxic, corrosive and dysfunctional" in a scathing a report commissioned to investigate behaviour at the organisation.Irene Lucas CBE, a former chief executive of South Tyneside Council who was paid £1,250-a-day to carry out her independent Cultural Review, identified widespread bullying and intimidation at every level.Ms Lucas, who has been working in public services for 23 years, undertook a survey of 459...
