b'enter into commercial joint ventures for profit to redevelop redundant fire buildings with sale proceeds being ploughed back into new or updated buildings; enter into innovative arrangements with public sector agencies, private sector providers, or not-for-profit organisations to deliver more integrated, economical services leading to better outcomes for citizens; make greater use of assets, premises, and capacity to support Big Society through more innovative working with partners and local citizens. The basic intention of the 2011 Act powers was for FRAs, whilst retaining their current core functions, to have wider general powers to enable them to undertake any activities which they consider to be connected with their functions. This replaces powers for FRAs to do anything which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the discharge of the FRAs functions. These functions include: fire safety; firefighting; rescue and protection in relation to road traffic accidents; other emergencies specified by an order made by the Secretary of State (which currently comprises urban search and rescue and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear incidents and responding to other incidents). Charging powers for FRAs 6.11 To further empower fire and rescue authorities, the government also simplified the charging powers statutory regime. The Court of Appeal judgment on mutual insurance arrangements by a number of London councils (the London Authorities Mutual Ltd) in June 2009 put a limit on the well-being power in relation to speculative activities and the giving of guarantees and indemnities. The judgment ruled that such activities were not easily sanctioned through general powers and, as such, required more explicit provisions. The case also raised concerns about whether local authorities had the power to act in their own financial interests to generate efficiencies and secure value for money outcomesan increasingly important ability given the current financial climate. The general powers contained in the 2011 Act for single-purpose FRAs allow them the freedom to do whatever they consider appropriate, where the outcome is intended to be beneficial to the delivery of their functions, integrate functions with other emergency services, and charge for non-core discretionary services. However, some limitations were placed on FRAs powers: as for local authorities general power of competence, they remain governed by the existing regimes in relation to taxation and borrowing; FRAs are not able to override existing, specific, statutory limitations on their powers; 74'