Inspector general

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. 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. ==Bangladesh==

The chief of the police in Bangladesh is known as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The position is held by an officer from the Bangladesh Civil Service police cadre. , The Inspector General of Police is Md. Ali Hossain Fakir. Most Inspectors General of Police in Bangladesh serve a term of approximately two to three years before retirement. ==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==

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

In the French Civil Service, an inspector general () is a member of a body of civil servants known as , generally of a high level, charged with a nationwide mission to inspect some specific services and provide government officials with advice regarding that service. Most ministries have their own inspectorates general, including for instance: • (IGF; Ministry of Finances) • (IGAS; Social Security) • (IGA; various administrative departments, e.g. prefectures) • (Ministries of National Education, Youth and Sport, and Higher Education and Research) The is particularly prestigious as a job appointment after studies at the . 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. Within the uniformed services, "inspector general" can refer to both a rank (especially within the police) and a job title within an inspectorate general, the best known of which are: • Within the (Inspectorate General for the Armed Forces): • the Inspector General of the Gendarmerie (); • the Inspector General of the Army (); • the Inspector General of the Navy (); • the Inspector General of the Air Force (); • the Inspector General of Armament (); • the Inspector General of the Health Service () • Within civilian uniformed services: • the Inspector General of Police (); • the Inspector General of Civil Defence (). Despite often similar names and an apparently similar structure, different inspectorates general often have significantly differing roles. ==Ghana==

In Ghana, Inspector General of Police is the title of the head of the Ghana Police Service. ==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 () 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 to that of the British Chief of the Defence Staff. 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 (), 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 () 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==

Armed Forces The Inspector General Nuclear Safety is a three-star appointment in the Indian Navy. The Indian Coast Guard also has the rank of inspector general, a two-star rank. The coast guard regions are commanded by officers of the rank of inspector general. Police officer with rank of inspector general of police (Also known as Joint Commissioner of Police in Metro cities like Mumbai or Delhi. Also known as Commissioner in some of the cities where Police Commissionerate system exists but that city is not too small or not too large (For example Gurugram, Kochi) During the British rule in India, in 1861, the British Government introduced the Indian Councils Act 1861. The act created a new cadre of police, called Superior Police Services, later known as the Indian Imperial Police. They are in some states the commissioner of police for the city, that is they head a police force for a particular city. In the hierarchy they are below the additional director general of police and above the deputy inspector general of police. Central Armed Police Forces 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. ==Indonesia==

In Indonesia, an inspector-general of police () holds the third-highest rank of the Indonesian National Police (equivalent to a major general in the Indonesian National Armed Forces). Usually, police with rank inspector-general of police became a chief of regional police department with type-A classification (capital city, strategic and major/densely populated provinces), chief of divisions, special staff to the chief of national police, or deputy head of any agency under the police's territory. In the broader government context, the term Inspector General () also refers to a senior civil service position within ministries and agencies, responsible for internal supervision through the Inspectorate General (), which conducts audits, reviews, evaluations, and monitoring of institutional activities. ==Kenya==

In Kenya, the inspector-general of police is the senior most police officer, who has the overall command of the Kenya National Police Service. In the event of a vacancy arising, the procedure for appointment of the inspector-general is: • within 14 days the National Police Service Commission (hereafter "the commission"), by notice in the gazette and at least two other daily newspapers of national circulation, declares the vacancy, and requests for applications; • the commission conducts public interviews and shortlists at least three persons qualified for the position which are then published in the Gazette; • within seven days from shortlisting, the commission forwards the shortlisted names to the president for nomination; • within seven days of receipt of the names, the president nominates a person for appointment and submits the name of the nominee to parliament for approval; • within fourteen days thereafter, parliament vets and considers the nominee, and either approves or rejects the nomination; • parliament notifies the president as to its approval or rejection; • if parliament approves the nominee, within seven days of receiving the notification the president, by notice in the gazette, appoints the nominee as the inspector-general of the National Police Service . • where parliament rejects the nominee submitted by the president, the speaker of the National Assembly communicates its decision to the president and requests a fresh nominee. • in submitting a new nominee, within seven days the president submits to parliament a fresh nomination from among the persons shortlisted and forwarded by the commission. The IG is charged with the overall administrative management of the police force, exercises independent command over the National Police Service and performs any other functions prescribed by national legislation. Consequently, the inspector-general reports directly to the president and is also a member of the National Security Council, chaired by the president. Under the IG are two deputy inspectors-general who command the Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police Service respectively. The inspector-general is appointed for a single four-year term, and is not eligible for re-appointment. The inspector-general may be removed from office by the president only on the grounds of: • serious violation of the constitution of Kenya or any other law, including a contravention of chapter six of the constitution; • gross misconduct whether in the performance of the office holder's functions or otherwise; • physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of office; • incompetence; • bankruptcy; or • any other just cause. ==Malawi==

In Malawi, the inspector-general of police is the head of the Malawi Police Service. S/he is appointed by the President and confirmed by the National Assembly by a majority vote. In the exercise of his/her powers the Inspector General is accountable to the Minister responsible for Police. ==Malaysia==

In Malaysia, the Inspector-General of Police heads the Royal Malaysia Police. ==Nigeria==

An inspector-general of police heads the Nigeria Police Force. ==Norway==

The army's inspector general (—GIH) is the immediate superior of the commanding officer of special forces FSK. ==Pakistan==

In Pakistan, the inspector general of police (IGP), also referred to as the provincial police officer, is a three-star rank who heads the police force of a province. The IGP is a Police Service of Pakistan officer appointed by the federal government with the consent of the respective provincial chief minister, and holds BPS-22, the highest civil service grade. The rank insignia consists of 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"). The rank of General inspector was also used by the Royal Romanian Air Force during World War II. ==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." ==Sierra Leone==

In Sierra Leone the inspector general of police is the head of the Sierra Leone Police force nationally, which is one of the oldest continuously operational police services in Africa. The inspector general is assisted by a deputy inspector general, and several assistant inspectors general. ==Sri Lanka==

In Sri Lanka, the Inspector General of Police heads the Sri Lanka Police Service. ==Sweden==