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His Majesty's Chief Inspector

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His Majesty's Chief Inspector (formerly Her Majesty's Chief Inspector), or simply HM Chief Inspector, is the head of an inspectorate. They are often appointed from outside the organisation over which they have oversight.

List of chief inspectors

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Chief inspector Year created Incumbent Start date
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and HM Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services (England and Wales) 1856 Andy Cooke[1] 1 April 2022
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland 1857 Gill Imery QPM April 2018
HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales 1907 Meilyr Rowlands[2] May 2015
HM Chief Inspector of Probation 1936 Dame Glenys Stacey[3] March 2016
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in Scotland 1979 David Strang June 2013
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (England and Wales) 1981 Peter Clarke February 2016
HM Chief Inspector of Crown Prosecution Service (England and Wales)[4] 1986 Kevin McGinty[5] April 2015
HM Chief Inspector of Fire Services (Scotland) 2005 Martyn Emberson[6] January 2016
Chief Nuclear Inspector 2013 Mark Foy 2017
HM Chief Inspector of Crown Premises Fire Safety[7] Peter Holland 28 January 2013
HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (England) 1992 Amanda Spielman 1 January 2017
HM Chief Inspector of Mines 1908 Dan Mitchell 20 January 2020
HM Chief Inspector of Drinking Water 1990 Marcus Rink 22 July 2015

Dissolved appointments

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Chief inspector Years active Final incumbent
HM Senior Chief Inspector of Education (Scotland) 1840 to 2011 Bill Maxwell
HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations ? to 2013 Mike Weightman

References

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  1. ^ "Andy Cooke QPM DL". His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) – Home. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Estyn's new chief inspector is Meilyr Rowlands". BBC News. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Chief Inspector and Senior Management Team". Criminal Justice Inspectorates. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. ^ "HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate - Home". www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Chief Inspector biography". Criminal Justice Inspectorates. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  6. ^ Davidson, Jenni (18 January 2016). "New chief inspector of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appointed". Holyrood. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 January 2021.