Consultation outcome

Proposed fire and rescue services inspection programme and framework 2020/21

• From: HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
• Published: 22 October 2019

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

This document sets out HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Service’s (HMICFRS) fire and rescue service inspection programme and framework for 2020 to 2021.

HMICFRS fire and rescue service inspection programme 2020/21

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Original consultation

Summary

Provides details of our proposed inspections of fire and rescue services for 2020/21. It concerns the second full cycle of inspection of all the fire and rescue services in England.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9am on 22 October 2019 to 5pm on 29 November 2019

Consultation description

This consultation seeks responses to 6 questions about how the inspection of fire and rescue services should be carried out.

Consultation questions as follows:

1. What do you think of the proposed approach to FRS inspection that HMICFRS proposes to conduct in the next cycle? How could this be improved?
2. Does the draft inspection methodology (annex A) include the right questions to gather evidence for a rounded assessment of fire and rescue services? How could this be improved?
3. How best could HMICFRS report on the progress the service has made since the previous inspection?
4. What, if any, new or emerging problems for fire and rescue services should HMICFRS take into account in its inspections?
5. How else could HMICFRS adapt the way in which it acquires information to take full account of the circumstances of fire and rescue services and of risks to public safety?
6. What else should HMICFRS consider doing to make its fire and rescue service assessments as fair as they can be?

Following the closure of the consultation, HM Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services will consider respondents’ views and, if he determines it appropriate to do so, change the proposed inspection programme and framework before putting it to the Home Secretary for approval.

Documents

Proposed fire and rescue services inspection programme and framework 2020/21

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Published 22 October 2019