Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
State of the fire and rescue services
Closed
Opened 21 Feb 2022
Closed 1 May 2024
Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Committee is holding evidence sessions to find out whether the Fire Services are prepared for future challenges.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 21 February 2022.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 9 November 2022
- 5 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP), dated 12 January 202318 January 2023, Correspondence
- Letter to the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP), dated 30 December 202218 January 2023, Correspondence
- Letter from National Fire Chiefs' Council following up meeting on 9 November 2022, dated 22 November 202230 November 2022, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 9 Nov 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Mark Hardingham · National Fire Chiefs Council,
Matt Wrack · Fire Brigades Union,
Roy Wilsher OBE QFSM · HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
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| 2 Mar 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Mark Hardingham · National Fire Chiefs Council,
Roy Wilsher OBE · HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services,
Sir Tom Winsor · HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Hardingham · Chair | National Fire Chiefs Council | 2 |
| Matt Wrack · General Secretary | Fire Brigades Union | 1 |
| Roy Wilsher OBE · HM Inspector | HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services | 1 |
| Roy Wilsher OBE QFSM · HM Inspector | HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services | 1 |
| Sir Tom Winsor · Chief Inspector | HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2023 | To committee | Letter from the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP), dated 12 January 2023 |
| 18 Jan 2023 | From committee | Letter to the Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire on the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP), dated 30 December 2022 |
| 30 Nov 2022 | To committee | Letter from National Fire Chiefs' Council following up meeting on 9 November 2022, dated 22 November 2022 |
| 9 Mar 2022 | To committee | Letter from the General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union on the evidence session on 2 March 2022, dated 4 March 2022 |