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ACC Mairs joined the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2002 and held roles in local policing, headquarters and within the Crime Operations Department. Latterly, he was a Temporary Assistant Chief ...

Prior to his appointment, DCC Speirs was Assistant Chief Constable for Professionalism and Assurance, joining the Executive Team in 2017. He started his career with Strathclyde Police in 1988 and has ...

Assistant Chief Constable Wendy Middleton has executive responsibility for Criminal Justice. ACC Middleton has 25 years’ experience of policing in Northern Ireland, most recently as PSNI Chief ...

Jo Farrell has overall command and responsibility for the Police Service of Scotland and leads 22,000 officers and staff serving communities across a third of the United Kingdom’s landmass. Chief ...

Tom McMahon is the Director of Strategy and Analysis. His portfolio consists of the following business areas: Analysis & Performance Management Strategy, Planning & Insight Demand Productivity & ...

He is also the Senior Responsible Officer for Cyber Capabilities, Cyber Strategy and Technical Surveillance. ACC Houston was appointed to his current portfolio in February 2025, having been appointed ...

ACC Johnson started his career in the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm before joining West Midlands Police in 1995. He also served with Cumbria Constabulary. He joined Police Scotland in 2016 as ACC for ...

Lynn joined Strathclyde Police in 1994 and is an experienced Event Policing Lead and Counter Terrorism Security Coordinator, having worked on major events including Olympics 2012, Commonwealth Games ...