formerly a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy; and Wendy Williams, formerly Chief Crown Prosecutor of CPS Direct. Appointments follow the Code of Practice of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Northern Ireland Inspections of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have been made in recent years by invitation, on a non-statutory basis. The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 allows HMIC to perform inspection and assessment of services or projects by direction of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. At the request of the chief constable of the PSNI, in 2013 the inspectorate published a report into Northern Ireland's Historical Enquiries Team. List of chief inspectors Inspectors of Constabulary for England and Wales from 1856: Captain Francis J. Parry, to 1900 Captain Herbert D. Terry, from 1900 The first chief inspector was appointed in 1962. Sir William Johnson, 19621963 Sir Edward Dodd, 19631966 Colonel Sir Eric St Johnston, 19671970 Sir John McKay, 19701972 Sir John Hill, 19721975 Sir James Haughton, 19761977 Sir Colin Woods, 19771979 Sir James Crane, 19791982 Sir Lawrence Byford, 19831987 Sir Richard Barrett, 19871990 Sir John Woodcock, 19901993 Sir Trefor Morris, 19931996 Sir David O'Dowd, 19962001 Sir Keith Povey 20022005 Sir Ronnie Flanagan, 20052009 Sir Denis O'Connor, 20092012 Sir Thomas Winsor, 20122022 Andy Cooke, 2022present In July 2017, the role became Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services. The incumbent is Andy Cooke, who was appointed in April 2022. 2021 protest report In March 2021, HMICFRS published a report that endorsed a proposed clampdown on protests. In response to the report, a whistleblower alleged that its authors had reached conclusions favouring the government's view prior to gathering and assessing evidence, in breach of the civil service code. References External links 1856 establishments in England 1856 establishments in Wales Home Office (United Kingdom) Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government