Written Question·Home Office·UIN 113729
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services and HM Passport Office
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
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 Constab
Answer
Sarah JonesSection 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.