HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services: Northern Ireland
(asked on 24th May 2021) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how the legal powers of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services differ in relation to Northern Ireland compared to Great Britain.
This question was answered on 8th June 2021
HMICFRS carries out inspections under a range of legislative powers. Police Forces in England and Wales are inspected under powers set out in the Police Act 1996. HMICFRS inspections of the Police Service of Northern Ireland are carried out under powers set out in the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.