HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and HM Passport Office

(asked on 20th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110416 on Government Departments: Publicity, whether she plans to remove the HM reference in the public branding of (a) HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and (b) HM Passport Office.


Answered by
Sarah Jones Portrait
Sarah Jones
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 10th March 2026

Section 54(1) of the Police Act 1996 sets out that Inspectors are known as HM Inspectors of Constabulary and there are no plans to change this.

There are no plans for HM Passport Office to remove the “HM” reference from its public branding.

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