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News article  —  12 February 2025

Today, we published a letter that provides our general assessment of the progress made by 25 of England’s 44 fire and rescue services on the implementation of the Phase 1 recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report.

News article  —  8 October 2024

Today, we published Fire and Rescue Service reports for Tyne and Wear and West Sussex.

News article  —  1 August 2024

The culture in fire and rescue services is showing some early signs of improvement, but too much unacceptable behaviour remains.

News article  —  19 July 2023

Today we published the terms of reference for a thematic inspection of the handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services.

News article  —  27 July 2022

Fire and rescue services in England are improving but further change is urgently needed – particularly on culture and diversity.

News article  —  27 July 2022

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has improved markedly since its previous inspection, but there are still areas that need attention.

News article  —  15 December 2021

Fire and rescue services in England have made improvements in some areas, but more change is urgently required.

News article  —  28 September 2021

Today we published a letter from Sir Thomas Winsor to the London Fire Commissioner and the Chief Fire Officer of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service about the suggested pay increase connected to marauding terrorist attacks.

News article  —  21 May 2021

Today we published a letter on West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service’s progress against a cause of concern we gave in our inspection in 2018.

News article  —  17 March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the practical implications of outdated and inflexible working arrangements in the fire service, reinforcing the need for national reform, a new report has said.