His Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland
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His Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate (HMFSI) in Scotland operates as a body within, but independent of, the Scottish Government. The inspectorate exists to provide independent, risk based, and proportionate professional inspection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). It gives assurance to the Scottish public and Scottish Ministers that the SFRS is working in an efficient and effective way, and promotes improvement in the SFRS. It also provides independent, professional advice to Scottish government ministers and has functions in relation to non-domestic fire safety. The statutory basis of the inspectorate is set out in sections 43A to 43G of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005. Its role was substantially amended by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 that came into effect on 1 April 2013. Its headquarters are at St Andrews House, Edinburgh.
Chief inspector
HMFSI in Scotland operates under the leadership of HM chief inspector of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. The chief inspector is appointed by Order in Council. The current chief inspector is Robert Scott. It is general practice for chief inspectors to have previously served as a Principal Officer within a Fire and Rescue Service. Robert Scott served as an assistant chief officer within the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service until his retirement in 2017. He formed part of a small team that helped lead the reform of the fire and rescue services in Scotland. This process led to the creation of the new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013.
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- Angus D Wilson 1948Template:Ndash1966
- James D McNicol 1967Template:Ndash1968
- John Jackson 1968Template:Ndash1978
- Paddy Watters 1979Template:Ndash1983
- Richard Knowleton 1984Template:Ndash1989
- Alex Winton 1989Template:Ndash1993
- Neil Morrison 1993Template:Ndash1999
- Dennis Davis 1999Template:Ndash2003
- Jeff Ord 2004Template:Ndash2007
- Keith MacGillivray 2008 (Interim)
- Brian Fraser 2008Template:Ndash2010[1]
- Steven Torrie 2011Template:Ndash2016[2]
- Martyn Emberson 2017Template:Ndash2018[3]
- Simon Routh-Jones 2018Template:Ndash2021[4]
- Robert D Scott 2021Template:Ndashpresent[5]
See also
- Scottish Government
- Fire services in the United Kingdom
- His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
References
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- ↑ The Fire and Rescue Authorities (Appointment of Chief Inspector)(Scotland) Order 2009.
- ↑ The Fire and Rescue Authorities (Appointment of Chief Inspector)(Scotland) Order 2011.
- ↑ The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (Appointment of Chief Inspector) Order 2016.
- ↑ New Chief Inspector of Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, Scottish Government news release, 7 June 2018.
- ↑ New Chief Inspector of the fire service, Scottish Government news release, 12 Feb 2021.
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