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News article  —  27 July 2022

The London Fire Brigade still needs to improve in several important areas, and has not made enough progress since its last inspection.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the practical implications of outdated and inflexible working arrangements in the fire service, reinforcing the need for national reform, a new report has said.

News article  —  12 February 2021

The London Fire Brigade still has more work to do to fully address its failings from the Grenfell Tower fire, a new report has found.

News article  —  12 February 2021

Today we published a letter on the London Fire Brigade’s progress against a cause of concern we gave in our inspection in 2019.

News article  —  22 January 2021

Dedicated fire and rescue staff stepped up to support the communities they serve during the COVID-19 pandemic, but working arrangements between fire and rescue service National Employers and the Fire Brigades Union prevented some firefighters from maximising the support they could provide to the public, a report published today has found.

News article  —  13 October 2020

The Home Secretary has commissioned HMICFRS to review the governance and progress of London Fire Brigade’s action plan to implement the recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report.

News article  —  5 October 2020

In March 2020 we suspended all inspection work requiring appreciable contributions from police forces and fire and rescue services, to enable them to focus on the COVID-19 response. We resumed inspections in September.

News article  —  18 March 2020

HMICFRS has suspended all inspection work requiring contributions from police forces and fire and rescue services, to enable them to focus on their vital work during the Coronavirus epidemic.