His Majesty's Chief Inspector

{{short description|Head of a British Inspectorate}}

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His Majesty's Chief Inspector (formerly Her Majesty's Chief Inspector), or simply HM Chief Inspector, is the head of an inspectorate. They are often appointed from outside the organisation over which they have oversight.

List of chief inspectors

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Chief inspector	Year created	Incumbent	Start date
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HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and HM Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services (England and Wales) \| 1856	Andy Cooke{{cite web \|title=Andy Cooke QPM DL \|url=https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/about-us/who-we-are/andy-cooke-qpm/ \|website=His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) – Home \|access-date=30 April 2023}}	1 April 2022
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland \|1857 \|[https://www.hmics.scot/about-us/our-team/gill-imery-qpm Gill Imery] QPM \|April 2018
HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales	1907	Meilyr Rowlands{{cite web\|title=Estyn's new chief inspector is Meilyr Rowlands\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31442789\|website=BBC News\|accessdate=14 March 2016\|date=12 February 2015}}	May 2015
HM Chief Inspector of Probation	1936	Dame Glenys Stacey{{cite web\|title=Chief Inspector and Senior Management Team\|url=https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/about-hmi-probation/chief-inspector-senior-management-team/\|website=Criminal Justice Inspectorates\|accessdate=14 March 2016\|date=2 September 2015}}	March 2016
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in Scotland	1979	David Strang	June 2013
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (England and Wales)	1981	Charlie Taylor	2020
HM Chief Inspector of Crown Prosecution Service (England and Wales){{Cite web\|title=HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate - Home\|url=https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmcpsi/\|access-date=2021-01-04\|website=www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk}}	1986	Kevin McGinty{{cite web\|title=Chief Inspector biography\|url=https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmcpsi/about-hmcpsi/roles-and-responsibilities/chief-inspector-biography/\|website=Criminal Justice Inspectorates\|accessdate=14 March 2016\|date=14 April 2015}}	April 2015
HM Chief Inspector of Fire Services (Scotland)	2005	Martyn Emberson{{cite news\|last1=Davidson\|first1=Jenni\|title=New chief inspector of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appointed\|url=https://www.holyrood.com/articles/news/new-chief-inspector-scottish-fire-and-rescue-service-appointed\|accessdate=14 March 2016\|work=Holyrood\|date=18 January 2016}}	January 2016
Chief Nuclear Inspector	2013	Mark Foy	2017
HM Chief Inspector of Crown Premises Fire Safety{{Cite web\|title=Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate\|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/crown-premises-fire-safety-inspectorate\|access-date=2021-01-04\|website=GOV.UK\|language=en}}		Peter Holland	28 January 2013
HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills (England)	1992	Amanda Spielman	1 January 2017
HM Chief Inspector of Mines	1908	Dan Mitchell	20 January 2020
HM Chief Inspector of Drinking Water	1990	Marcus Rink	22 July 2015
HM Chief Inspector of Railways	1840	Richard Hines	June 2024
Chief Planning Inspector		Richard Schofield	May 2022

=Dissolved appointments=

Chief inspector	Years active	Final incumbent
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HM Senior Chief Inspector of Education (Scotland)	1840 to 2011	Bill Maxwell
HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations	? to 2013	Mike Weightman

References

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Category:British government officials

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Category:Inspectors general

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