 Cut over was planned to happen gradually with groups of Fire and Rescue services moving from local to regional controls in batches.This was intended to make it easier to identify, isolate and address any problems that arise without affecting the quality of service provided to the public.It was planned that the first regional control centres would go live in spring 2011 with the full system expected in place by the end of 2012, but the May 2010 announcements put these plans in doubt.