Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee
Fire and Rescue Service
Status: Closed
Opened: 27 Feb 2024
Closed: 24 May 2024
Following 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
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 S… | 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
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention regarding fir… |
| 23 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to the Home Secretary regarding the short inquiry into th… |
| 1 May 2024 | — | Correspondence with the General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union |
| 20 Mar 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the London Fire Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilien… |