An inspectorate or inspectorate-general (or general inspectorate) is a civil or military body charged with inspecting and reporting on some
institution or institutions in its field of competence. Inspectorates cover a broad spectrum of organizations which vary in a number of terms, notably whether and to the degree to which they become involved in criminal investigations; the extent to which they achieve independence from the institutions being inspected; as well as the nature of their inspection regimes and reporting processes.
Inspectorates are commonplace in government; for example, in the United States, there are some 73 standard form
Office of the Inspector General
In the United States, Office of Inspector General (OIG) is a generic term for the oversight division of a federal or state agency aimed at preventing inefficient or unlawful operations within their parent agency. Such offices are attached to man ...
s charged with examining the actions of a government agency, military organization, or military contractor as a general auditor of their operations and headed by an
inspector general
An inspector general is an investigative official in a civil or military organization. The plural of the term is "inspectors general".
Australia
The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (Australia) (IGIS) is an independent statutory o ...
. Inspectorates in various jurisdictions oversee civil activities such as mining and the nuclear industry. Many
regulatory agencies
A regulatory agency (regulatory body, regulator) or independent agency (independent regulatory agency) is a government authority that is responsible for exercising autonomous dominion over some area of human activity in a licensing and regulati ...
incorporate inspectorate functions relating to markets and the companies operating in those markets.
Belgium
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Flemish Care Inspectorate
The Netherlands
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Health Care Inspectorate
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organizat ...
UK
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His Majesty's chief inspector
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Active Travel England
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Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boat ...
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His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
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HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
HM or hm may refer to: Arts and entertainment
* HM (magazine), ''HM'' (magazine), a Christian hard rock magazine
* Hidden Machine, a type of item in Pokémon Businesses
* H&M, a Swedish clothing company
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Drinking Water Inspectorate The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) is a section of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) set up to regulate the public water supply companies in England and Wales.
Based in Whitehall, it produces an annual report showing th ...
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Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
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Fish Health Inspectorate
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HM Inspectorate of Mines
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Planning Inspectorate
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His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills
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His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons is the head of HM Inspectorate of Prisons and the senior inspector of prisons, young offender institutions and immigration service detention and removal centres in England and Wales. The current chief inspe ...
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HM Inspectorate of Probation His Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) is a statutory body and independent UK inspectorate funded by the Ministry of Justice, formed in 1936.
Role and functions
HMIP reports to the Secretary of State for Justice on the effectiveness of t ...
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His Majesty's Railway Inspectorate
Established in 1840, His Majesty's Railway Inspectorate (HMRI) is the organisation responsible for overseeing safety on Britain's railways and tramways. It was previously a separate non-departmental public body, but from 1990 to April 2006 it ...
– now superseded by the Railway Safety Directorate of the
Office of Rail Regulation
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain's railways, and the economic monitoring of National Highways.
ORR regulates Network Rail by setting ...
, the director of which is known as the Chief Inspector of Railways
Scotland
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Care Inspectorate (Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland)
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His Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (Scotland)
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His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
Wales
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Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
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Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales
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Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales
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Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Northern Ireland
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Education and Training Inspectorate, Northern Ireland
Vietnam
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Government Inspectorate
Military branches
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