This Police and Fire Horizon Scanning Briefing for Winter 2024 signposts government announcements, reports and developments in policing and fire and rescue matters. It also looks at the latest in local government and the criminal justice system with implications for police and fire. The briefing includes items of interest for police or fire finance practitioners as well as practitioners in strategic development departments, staff in offices of police and crime commissioners (OPCCs) and staff in fire and rescue authorities.