Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee
State of the fire and rescue services
Status: Closed
Opened: 21 Feb 2022
Closed: 1 May 2024
Inquiry scope
The Committee is holding evidence sessions to find out whether the Fire Services are prepared for future challenges.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2022 | Mark Hardingham · National Fire Chiefs Council, Matt Wrack · Fire Brigades Union, Roy Wilsher OBE QFSM · HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services | View ↗ |
| 2 Mar 2022 | 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 | View ↗ |
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 |