Inspections reveal lack of support and investment

摘要

I have long been an advocate for the reintroduction of external independent inspections for the Fire and Rescue Service1, but also a fierce critic of both the scope and strategic positioning of the new Inspectorate - Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services - and the parameters imposed by the government on the first tranche of service inspections2.