Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland

Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate (HMFSI) in Scotland or HM Fire Service Inspectorate is an autonomous agency of the Scottish Government which functions to provide independent, risk based and proportionate professional inspection of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS). Its purpose is to give assurance to the Scottish public and Scottish Ministers that the SFRS is working in an efficient and effective way, and to promote improvement in the SFRS. It also provides independent, professional advice to Scottish Ministers and has functions in relation to non-domestic fire safety. The inspectorate is not a firefighting body. The statutory basis of the Inspectorate is set out in sections 43A to 43G of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005. Its role was substantially amended by the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 that came into effect on 1 April 2013. The inspectorate is based in St Andrews House, Edinburgh.

Chief Inspector

The current HMFSI Chief Inspector is Robert Scott. It is general practice for Chief Inspectors to have previously served as a Principal Officer within a Fire and Rescue Service. Robert Scott is a former Assistant Chief Officer who served within the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service until his retirement in 2017. He formed part of a small team that helped lead the Reform of the Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland. This process led to the creation of the new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013. He holds the Queens Fire Service Medal, for distinguished service and is a Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers.

List of Chief Inspectors:

  • Angus D Wilson 1948–1966
  • James D McNicol OBE 1967–1968
  • John Jackson OBE MIFireE 1968–1978
  • Paddy Watters QFSM 1979–1983
  • Richard Knowleton CBE QFSM FIFireE 1984–1989
  • Alex Winton CBE QFSM MIFireE 1989–1993
  • Neil Morrison QFSM FIFireE 1993–1999
  • Dennis Davis CBE OStJ QFSM FIFireE (Life) 1999–2003
  • Jeff Ord CBE QFSM OStJ GIFireE 2004–2007
  • Keith MacGillivray MBE 2008 (Interim)
  • Brian Fraser QFSM 2008–2010
  • Steven Torrie CBE QFSM 2010–2016
  • Martin Emmerson QFSM 2017–2018
  • Simon Routh-Jones CBE QFSM FIFireE FCMI 2018–2021
  • Robert D Scott QFSM FIFire 2021–present

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