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Inspector general

January 20, 2023

This article is about the administrative office. For the Russian play by Nikolai Gogol, see The Government Inspector. For the Danny Kaye film, see The Inspector General (1949 film).

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 office holder who reviews the activities of the six Australian intelligence agencies under IGIS jurisdiction. [1]

The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force conducts internal reviews of administrative action, investigates Service Police professional standards breaches and other significant incidents including Service deaths, and reviews and audits the operation of the military justice system independently of the chain of command. The Inspector-General Australian Defence Force is appointed by the Minister for Defence. [2]

Bangladesh

The chief of police of Bangladesh is known as the inspector general of police. He is from the Bangladesh Civil Service police cadre. The current inspector general of police is Dr. Benazir Ahmed, and his predecessor was Dr. Javed Patwary. There is another temporary post of inspector general of police, known as Pulish Shômônnoyôk (Bengali: পুলিশ সমন্বয়ক্) or "police coordinator", currently held by Bivuti Vooshon Choudhury.

Canada

Before 1867, the position of Inspector General of Canada existed as the minister responsible for finances and government spending in the Province of Canada. After 1867 the position was assumed as the Minister of Finance. Alexander Galt served as the last Inspector General from 1858 to 1867 and the first Minister of Finance in 1867.

Colombia

Main article: Office of the Inspector General of Colombia

Colombia's inspector general is a unique post with broad powers to investigate government malfeasance and to bar public officials from running for office.[3]

France

 
Shoulder insignia of a police inspecteur général (France)

In the French Civil Service, an inspector general (inspecteur général) is a member of a body of civil servants known as inspection générale, generally of a high level, charged with a nationwide mission to inspect some specific services and provide government officials with advice regarding that service. For example:

The inspection générale des Finances is particularly prestigious as a job appointment after studies at the École Nationale d'Administration. In recent decades, many of its members have occupied various high positions in lieu of their traditional mission of inspection. The corps has come under increased criticism for this.

Germany

During World War II, Colonel General Heinz Guderian was appointed inspector general of armoured troops on 1 March 1943, reporting directly to Adolf Hitler.

Since the reestablishment of German armed forces after World War II, the inspector general of the federal armed forces (Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr) has been the highest-ranking soldier (four star or full general in rank), responsible for the overall military planning and the principal military advisor to the federal minister of defense and the federal government. As professional head of the Armed Forces, his position is broadly equivalent (albeit slightly more powerful) to that of the American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[citation needed]

In the system of German police forces (Bundespolizei, Landespolizei, and the German Parliament Police), the highest-ranking riot police officer is called inspector of the federal police (Inspekteur der Bereitschaftspolizeien der Länder), although this position is a more coordinating than commanding one. All of the sixteen German state police forces have an inspector, usually as the highest-ranking uniformed police officer. The state police commanders-in-chief (Landespolizeipräsidenten') are very often not genuine police officers but recruited from administrative personnel. The competence for police services in Germany is in general assigned to the federal states of Germany. The federal police is a coordinating police department with a number of narrowly defined competences, e.g. in border control, airport and trial security as well as protection of German embassies abroad.

In the scope of responsibility of the state police departments, the federal police can only act with permission, or request of the local state police.

India

 
Insignia of an Indian Police Service officer with rank of inspector general of police

During the British rule in India, in 1861, the British Government introduced the Indian Councils Act 1861.[4] The act created a new cadre of police, called Superior Police Services, later known as the Indian Imperial Police.[4] The highest rank in the service was the Inspector General.[4]

Currently. in modern India, the inspector general of police or joint commissioner of police is a two-star rank officer and one of the most senior officers in the state police forces. All inspectors general and joint commissioners in state police forces are Indian Police Service officers. They are in some states the commissioner of police for the city, that is they head a police force for a particular city. Inspectors general in Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP) are either Indian Police Service (IPS) officers or directly appointed gazetted officers (DAGOs), who are directly appointed Assistant Commandants (through UPSC entrance test from the year 2005 onwards). The rank insignia of an inspector general of police or joint commissioner of police is one star above a crossed sword and baton.

The Indian Coast Guard also has the rank of inspector general. The coast guard regions are commanded by officers of the rank of inspector general.

Norway

The army's inspector general (generalinspektøren for hæren—GIH) is the immediate superior of the commanding officer of special forces FSK.[5]

Pakistan

In Pakistan, the inspector general of police or provincial police officer is a three-star rank who heads the police force of a province. The inspector general of police (IGP) is a Police Service of Pakistan officer, appointed by the federal government with consent of the provincial chief minister. The rank insignia of an inspector general of police is the national emblem or one pip containing the national emblem above a crossed sword and baton worn on both shoulder flashes.

Poland

The office of General Inspector of the Armed Forces existed in the Second Polish Republic and was held by, among others, Józef Piłsudski.

Romania

In Romania, inspector general is the title given to the head of the Romanian Police, Romanian Border Police, Romanian Gendarmerie and the Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (whose central commands are called "general inspectorates").

Russia/Soviet Union

The Office of Inspectors General of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation was established in 2008, and consists of around thirty retired senior officers. The main task of the office is "to promote the organization of combat and operational training of troops, the construction and further development of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the development of the theory and history of military art, and the education of personnel."[6] It is the successor to the Soviet Armed Forces's Group of Inspectors General, which was dissolved in 1992.[6]

Sweden

In the Swedish Armed Forces the inspector general (generalinspektör or truppslagsinspektör) was the highest official for a military branch or combat arm. The first arm to have an inspector general was the artillery where the Master-General of the Ordnance had this function since 1634. Inspector general of the cavalry and inspector general of the service troops was founded in the 19th century. The infantry did not get an inspector general until 1914. The engineer troops and signal troops followed in 1937 and a surgeon general in 1941. In 1941 the commander of the coastal artillery was also renamed inspector general of the coastal artillery.

In 1998 the previous inspectors general were abolished and the commanders of the major branches (army, air force and navy) was renamed "inspector general", renamed again to "branch inspector" in 2003 to resume the title commander in 2014.

Turkey

In Turkey the office of an Inspector General was created in 1927[7] and disestablished in 1952.[8] He ruled with martial law[8] and over all military, juridical and civilian matters.[7]

United Kingdom

Military

In the British tradition, an inspector general is usually a senior military officer responsible for the inspection of military units to ensure that they meet appropriate standards of training and efficiency. Unlike American inspectors general, they do not usually have an investigative or law enforcement function.

For many years the Royal Air Force maintained a post of inspector general.

Police

The commanding officers of the Royal Irish Constabulary (and later of the Royal Ulster Constabulary until replaced by chief constable) and many Commonwealth police forces also bore the title of inspector general of police and it is still used in India and some other former British territories.

The inspector general is also the name given to the chief executive officer of the Insolvency Service.

Inspector and variants of it are rank titles of officers in the police of Britain and most Commonwealth countries.

United States

Main article: Office of Inspector General (United States)
 
logo for the Council of the Inspectors General

In the United States, an inspector general leads an organization charged with examining the actions of a government agency, military organization, or military contractor as a general auditor of their operations to ensure they are operating in compliance with generally established policies of the government, to audit the effectiveness of security procedures, or to discover the possibility of misconduct, waste, fraud, theft, or certain types of criminal activity by individuals or groups related to the agency's operation, usually involving some misuse of the organization's funds or credit. In the United States, there are numerous offices of inspector general at the federal, state, and local levels;[9] the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army is a military example. In this context the adjective "general" following the noun meaning widespread or overall, not military rank.

The framework of offices of inspector general within the United States government was established with the Inspector General Act of 1978.[10]

Vatican City

In the Vatican City State, the inspector general is the commanding officer of the state police force, the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City. He is also the chief bodyguard for the pope, and accompanies the pontiff when he visits foreign countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 1999-11-03.
  2. ^ "Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force". 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "The Bumptious Functionary". The Economist. 14 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Shahidullah, Shahid M. (2012). Comparative Criminal Justice Systems. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2012. ISBN 9781449604257.
  5. ^ Glossary of Endgame by Knut Braa, p.270 "FSK er direkte underlagt GIH - generalinspektøren for Hæren - og med det tillagt stor nærhet til strategisk nivå og stor operativ makt.",ISBN 978-82-8143-198-0
  6. ^ a b Misyura, Vyacheslav (12 February 2018). "Управлению генеральных инспекторов Минобороны России — 60 лет!" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b Bayir, Derya (2016-04-22). Minorities and Nationalism in Turkish Law. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-317-09579-8.
  8. ^ a b Jongerden, Joost (2007-01-01). The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds: An Analysis of Spatical Policies, Modernity and War. BRILL. p. 53. ISBN 978-90-04-15557-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ^ Hilliard, Nadia (2017). The Accountability State: US Federal Inspectors General and the Pursuit of Democratic Integrity. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700623983.[page needed] Excerpt.
  10. ^ Schudson, Michael (December 16, 2017). ""Book Review: The Accountability State: US Federal Inspectors General and the Pursuit of Democratic Integrity". The International Journal of Press/Politics. doi:10.1177/1940161217744468. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

External links

  • Inspector General jobs at Jobsearch.usajobs.gov
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activities of the six Australian intelligence agencies under IGIS jurisdiction 1 The Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force conducts internal reviews of administrative action investigates Service Police professional standards breaches and other significant incidents including Service deaths and reviews and audits the operation of the military justice system independently of the chain of command The Inspector General Australian Defence Force is appointed by the Minister for Defence 2 Bangladesh EditThe chief of police of Bangladesh is known as the inspector general of police He is from the Bangladesh Civil Service police cadre The current inspector general of police is Dr Benazir Ahmed and his predecessor was Dr Javed Patwary There is another temporary post of inspector general of police known as Pulish Shomonnoyok Bengali প ল শ সমন বয ক or police coordinator currently held by Bivuti Vooshon Choudhury Canada EditBefore 1867 the position of Inspector General of Canada existed as the minister responsible for finances and government spending in the Province of Canada After 1867 the position was assumed as the Minister of Finance Alexander Galt served as the last Inspector General from 1858 to 1867 and the first Minister of Finance in 1867 Colombia EditMain article Office of the Inspector General of Colombia Colombia s inspector general is a unique post with broad powers to investigate government malfeasance and to bar public officials from running for office 3 France Edit Shoulder insignia of a police inspecteur general France In the French Civil Service an inspector general inspecteur general is a member of a body of civil servants known as inspection generale generally of a high level charged with a nationwide mission to inspect some specific services and provide government officials with advice regarding that service For example Inspection Generale des Finances IGF Ministry of Finances Inspection Generale des Affaires Sociales IGAS Social Security Inspection generale de l administration fr IGA various administrative departments e g prefectures Inspection generale de l Education du Sport et de la Recherche Ministries of National Education Youth and Sport and Higher Education and Research French National Police internal affairs Inspection generale de la Police Nationale except Paris and close suburbs Inspection generale des services of the Prefecture of Police Paris and surroundings The inspection generale des Finances is particularly prestigious as a job appointment after studies at the Ecole Nationale d Administration In recent decades many of its members have occupied various high positions in lieu of their traditional mission of inspection The corps has come under increased criticism for this Germany EditDuring World War II Colonel General Heinz Guderian was appointed inspector general of armoured troops on 1 March 1943 reporting directly to Adolf Hitler Since the reestablishment of German armed forces after World War II the inspector general of the federal armed forces Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr has been the highest ranking soldier four star or full general in rank responsible for the overall military planning and the principal military advisor to the federal minister of defense and the federal government As professional head of the Armed Forces his position is broadly equivalent albeit slightly more powerful to that of the American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff citation needed In the system of German police forces Bundespolizei Landespolizei and the German Parliament Police the highest ranking riot police officer is called inspector of the federal police Inspekteur der Bereitschaftspolizeien der Lander although this position is a more coordinating than commanding one All of the sixteen German state police forces have an inspector usually as the highest ranking uniformed police officer The state police commanders in chief Landespolizeiprasidenten are very often not genuine police officers but recruited from administrative personnel The competence for police services in Germany is in general assigned to the federal states of Germany The federal police is a coordinating police department with a number of narrowly defined competences e g in border control airport and trial security as well as protection of German embassies abroad In the scope of responsibility of the state police departments the federal police can only act with permission or request of the local state police India Edit Insignia of an Indian Police Service officer with rank of inspector general of police During the British rule in India in 1861 the British Government introduced the Indian Councils Act 1861 4 The act created a new cadre of police called Superior Police Services later known as the Indian Imperial Police 4 The highest rank in the service was the Inspector General 4 Currently in modern India the inspector general of police or joint commissioner of police is a two star rank officer and one of the most senior officers in the state police forces All inspectors general and joint commissioners in state police forces are Indian Police Service officers They are in some states the commissioner of police for the city that is they head a police force for a particular city Inspectors general in Central Armed Police Forces BSF CISF CRPF SSB ITBP are either Indian Police Service IPS officers or directly appointed gazetted officers DAGOs who are directly appointed Assistant Commandants through UPSC entrance test from the year 2005 onwards The rank insignia of an inspector general of police or joint commissioner of police is one star above a crossed sword and baton The Indian Coast Guard also has the rank of inspector general The coast guard regions are commanded by officers of the rank of inspector general Norway EditThe army s inspector general generalinspektoren for haeren GIH is the immediate superior of the commanding officer of special forces FSK 5 Pakistan EditIn Pakistan the inspector general of police or provincial police officer is a three star rank who heads the police force of a province The inspector general of police IGP is a Police Service of Pakistan officer appointed by the federal government with consent of the provincial chief minister The rank insignia of an inspector general of police is the national emblem or one pip containing the national emblem above a crossed sword and baton worn on both shoulder flashes Poland EditThe office of General Inspector of the Armed Forces existed in the Second Polish Republic and was held by among others Jozef Pilsudski Romania EditIn Romania inspector general is the title given to the head of the Romanian Police Romanian Border Police Romanian Gendarmerie and the Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations whose central commands are called general inspectorates Russia Soviet Union EditThe Office of Inspectors General of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation was established in 2008 and consists of around thirty retired senior officers The main task of the office is to promote the organization of combat and operational training of troops the construction and further development of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation the development of the theory and history of military art and the education of personnel 6 It is the successor to the Soviet Armed Forces s Group of Inspectors General which was dissolved in 1992 6 Sweden EditIn the Swedish Armed Forces the inspector general generalinspektor or truppslagsinspektor was the highest official for a military branch or combat arm The first arm to have an inspector general was the artillery where the Master General of the Ordnance had this function since 1634 Inspector general of the cavalry and inspector general of the service troops was founded in the 19th century The infantry did not get an inspector general until 1914 The engineer troops and signal troops followed in 1937 and a surgeon general in 1941 In 1941 the commander of the coastal artillery was also renamed inspector general of the coastal artillery In 1998 the previous inspectors general were abolished and the commanders of the major branches army air force and navy was renamed inspector general renamed again to branch inspector in 2003 to resume the title commander in 2014 Turkey EditIn Turkey the office of an Inspector General was created in 1927 7 and disestablished in 1952 8 He ruled with martial law 8 and over all military juridical and civilian matters 7 United Kingdom EditMilitary Edit In the British tradition an inspector general is usually a senior military officer responsible for the inspection of military units to ensure that they meet appropriate standards of training and efficiency Unlike American inspectors general they do not usually have an investigative or law enforcement function For many years the Royal Air Force maintained a post of inspector general Police Edit The commanding officers of the Royal Irish Constabulary and later of the Royal Ulster Constabulary until replaced by chief constable and many Commonwealth police forces also bore the title of inspector general of police and it is still used in India and some other former British territories The inspector general is also the name given to the chief executive officer of the Insolvency Service Inspector and variants of it are rank titles of officers in the police of Britain and most Commonwealth countries United States EditMain article Office of Inspector General United States logo for the Council of the Inspectors General In the United States an inspector general leads an organization charged with examining the actions of a government agency military organization or military contractor as a general auditor of their operations to ensure they are operating in compliance with generally established policies of the government to audit the effectiveness of security procedures or to discover the possibility of misconduct waste fraud theft or certain types of criminal activity by individuals or groups related to the agency s operation usually involving some misuse of the organization s funds or credit In the United States there are numerous offices of inspector general at the federal state and local levels 9 the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army is a military example In this context the adjective general following the noun meaning widespread or overall not military rank The framework of offices of inspector general within the United States government was established with the Inspector General Act of 1978 10 Vatican City EditIn the Vatican City State the inspector general is the commanding officer of the state police force the Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City He is also the chief bodyguard for the pope and accompanies the pontiff when he visits foreign countries See also EditInternal affairs law enforcement Ombudsman Regulatory agencyReferences Edit The Inspector General of Intelligence and Security Archived from the original on 1999 11 03 Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force 25 May 2017 The Bumptious Functionary The Economist 14 December 2013 a b c Shahidullah Shahid M 2012 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Jones amp Bartlett Publishers 2012 ISBN 9781449604257 Glossary of Endgame by Knut Braa p 270 FSK er direkte underlagt GIH generalinspektoren for Haeren og med det tillagt stor naerhet til strategisk niva og stor operativ makt ISBN 978 82 8143 198 0 a b Misyura Vyacheslav 12 February 2018 Upravleniyu generalnyh inspektorov Minoborony Rossii 60 let in Russian Russian Ministry of Defence Retrieved 8 June 2021 a b Bayir Derya 2016 04 22 Minorities and Nationalism in Turkish Law Routledge p 139 ISBN 978 1 317 09579 8 a b Jongerden Joost 2007 01 01 The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds An Analysis of Spatical Policies Modernity and War BRILL p 53 ISBN 978 90 04 15557 2 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint date and year 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