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HM Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland: scrutiny plan 2016 to 2021
Published:
6 Jun 2016
Priorities for the inspection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).
- Published:
- 6 Jun 2016
HM Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland: scrutiny plan 2016 to 2021
This Scrutiny Plan 2016-21 describes the role and functions of Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate (HMFSI).
The Plan sets out in broad terms our intended programme for the inspection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
As we review the Plan, the summary table is regularly updated to reflect ongoing inspection activity.
Local area inspection activity
| Year | Local area | Started | Fieldwork | Published |
| 2019 to 2020 | City of Edinburgh | October 2019 | January-February 2020 | |
| 2019 to 2020 | Dumfries and Galloway | June 2019 | July-October 2019 | February 2020 |
| 2019 to 2020 | Argyll and Bute | To be confirmed | ||
| 2019 to 2020 | Fife | To be confirmed | ||
| 2019 to 2020 | Angus | To be confirmed | ||
| 2018 to 2019 | North Lanarkshire | September 2018 | January-February 2019 | August 2019 |
| 2017 to 2018 | Glasgow | December 2016 | February-March 2017 | April 2018 |
| 2017 to 2018 | Highland | April 2017 | May-December 2017 | August 2018 |
Thematic inspections
| Year | Theme | Started | Fieldwork | Published |
| 2017 to 2019 | Retained Duty System Training | July 2017 (suspended) | January-July 2018 (recommended) August-October 2019 |
March 2020 |
| 2019 to 2020 | Command and Control in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | May 2019 | June/October 2019 (revisted February-March 2020) | |
| 2019 to 2020 | Assessing the effectiveness of inspection activity | September/October 2019 | December 2019/March 2020 | |
| 2017 to 2019 | Operational Risk Information | August 2017 | January to September 2018 | February 2019 |
| 2017 to 2019 | Fleet Management | July 2017 | January to November 2018 | May 2019 |
Contact
Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate
Area 1 Rear
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Telephone: 0131 244 3275
Email: HMFSI@gov.scot