Fire and rescue services inspection programme and framework commencing June 2025

Published on: 16 January 2025

Publication types: Business Plans and Inspection programmes

Fire and Rescue Services: Relevant to fire and rescue services

This document provides details of our inspection programme and framework for all 44 fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England, commencing June 2025.

In our inspections, we focus on the operational service the FRS provides to the public. We carry out a rounded assessment of every FRS and cover its effectiveness and efficiency and how it looks after its people. We also assess:

  • the operational service provided to the public (including prevention, protection and response);
  • the efficiency of the service (how well it provides value for money, allocates resources to match risk and collaborates with other emergency services); and
  • how well the service looks after its people (how well it promotes its values and culture, trains its staff and ensures they have the necessary skills, ensures fairness and diversity for the workforce, and develops leadership and service capability).

We design our assessments to allow the public to see how each FRS is performing, including changes over time and in relation to the performance of other services. We make graded judgments of performance as part of our assessments.

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Consultation

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We consulted on this framework between 19 August and 15 September 2024.

Proposed fire and rescue services inspection programme and framework 2025–27: For consultation

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HMICFRS response to consultation on ‘Fire and rescue services draft inspection programme and framework commencing June 2025’

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