Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee

Fire and Rescue Service

Status: Closed Opened: 27 Feb 2024 Closed: 24 May 2024
Inquiry scopeFollowing the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed.

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
1 May 2024 Anna Pincus · Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group, Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton · National Fire Chiefs Council, Kate Eves, Chair of the Brook House inquiry View ↗
20 Mar 2024 Councillor Rebecca Knox · Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Justin Johnston QFSM · Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Kathryn Billing · Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, Rob MacDougall · Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Rt Hon Chris Philp MP · Home Office, Sarah Gawley · Home Office View ↗
5 Mar 2024 Alex Johnson QFSM · Women in the Fire Service, Andy Cooke QPM DL · HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, Matt Wrack · Fire Brigades Union, Mr Tristan Ashby · Fire and Rescue Services Association, Nazir Afzal OBE · Independent Culture Review of London Fire Brigade View ↗

Who gave evidence

14 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alex Johnson QFSM · Director Women in the Fire Service 1
Andy Cooke QPM DL · Chief Inspector HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services 1
Anna Pincus · Director Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group 1
Councillor Rebecca Knox · Chair Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority 1
Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton · Chief Fire Officer, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and Chair of Improvement Committee National Fire Chiefs Council 1
Justin Johnston QFSM · Chief Fire Officer Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service 1
Kate Eves, Chair of the Brook House inquiry 1
Kathryn Billing · Chief Fire Officer Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service 1
Matt Wrack · General Secretary Fire Brigades Union 1
Mr Tristan Ashby · Chief Executive Officer Fire and Rescue Services Association 1
Nazir Afzal OBE · Former Chair Independent Culture Review of London Fire Brigade 1
Rob MacDougall · Chief Fire Officer Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service 1
Rt Hon Chris Philp MP · Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire Home Office 1
Sarah Gawley · Director of Fire and Major Events Home Office 1

Correspondence

4 letters

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