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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 Scottish Government (, ) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was formed in 1999 as the Scottish Executive following the 1997 referendum on Scottish devolution, and is headquartered at St Andrew's House in ...
. The inspectorate exists to provide independent,
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based, and proportionate professional inspection of the
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is the national fire and rescue service of Scotland. It was formed by the merger of eight regional fire services in the country on 1 April 2013. It thus became the largest fire brigade in the Unite ...
(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 The Fire (Scotland) Act 2005
text (as passed). (asp 5) is an
Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. This legislation merged the eight separate police forces and fire and rescue services in Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, ...
that came into effect on 1 April 2013. Its headquarters are at
St Andrews House St Andrew's House (SAH) (Scottish Gaelic: ''Taigh Naoimh Anndra''), on the southern flank of Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, is the headquarters building of the Scottish Government. The building houses offices for the First Minister and Depu ...
, 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 An Order in Council is a type of legislation in many countries, especially the Commonwealth realms. In the United Kingdom, this legislation is formally made in the name of the monarch by and with the advice and consent of the Privy 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. List of chief inspectors: *Angus D Wilson 19481966 *James D McNicol 19671968 *John Jackson 19681978 *Paddy Watters 19791983 *Richard Knowleton 19841989 *Alex Winton 19891993 *Neil Morrison 19931999 *Dennis Davis 19992003 *Jeff Ord 20042007 *Keith MacGillivray 2008 (Interim) *Brian Fraser 20082010 *Steven Torrie 20112016 *Martyn Emberson 20172018 *Simon Routh-Jones 20182021 *Robert D Scott 2021presentNew Chief Inspector of the fire service, Scottish Government news release, 12 Feb 2021.
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See also

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Scottish Government The Scottish Government (, ) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was formed in 1999 as the Scottish Executive following the 1997 referendum on Scottish devolution, and is headquartered at St Andrew's House in ...
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Fire services in the United Kingdom The fire services in the United Kingdom operate under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. As of 2023, emergency cover is provided by 49 ''fire and rescue services'' (FRS) in ...
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His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), formerly Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), has statutory responsibility for the inspection of the police forces of England and Wales, and since ...
(England, Wales and Northern Ireland)


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External links


The Scottish Government: HMFSIOfficial website
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