Preceded by Ken Moroney Education Macquarie University Name Andrew Scipione | Religion Baptist Alma mater Macquarie University | |
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Born 31 March 1958 (age 65)
London, England, UK ( 1958-03-31 ) | ||
Valedictory by nsw police commissioner andrew scipione senior constable david james rixon va
Andrew Phillip Scipione, (Born 31 March 1958) was a Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force in Australia, succeeding Ken Moroney on 31 August 2007. He retired on from the New South Wales Police Force on his birthday 31 March 2017. He was farewelled with a guard of honour and was marched out by 100 of his fellow officers. His replacement as commissioner was Assistant Commissioner Mick Fuller.
Contents
- Valedictory by nsw police commissioner andrew scipione senior constable david james rixon va
- National police remembrance day 2013 speech by nsw police commissioner andrew scipione apm
- Personal
- Career
- References
National police remembrance day 2013 speech by nsw police commissioner andrew scipione apm
Personal
Scipione is the son of an Irish mother and an Italian father, he travelled to Australia with his family as an infant. He is married to Joy Scipione, with three children, two of whom are also currently New South Wales police officers. Scipione is a devout Baptist who often speaks of his commitment to reducing alcohol fuelled-violence and domestic-violence. He was born in London on the 31 March, 1958. He attended Padstow North Public School in South-West Sydney and left his high-school, Sir Joseph Banks High School, at the age of 14 due to his father's death. His first job after he left school, was as an electricians apprentice in Revesby.
Career
Scipione joined the Australian Bureau of Customs in 1978 before moving to the New South Wales Police Force in 1980. He has worked in a number of sections including a secondment to the National Crime Authority of Australia in 1985, with Bankstown detectives, the Special Gaming Squad, Hurstville and Sydney City general duties. In 1992, Scipione became the Operations Controller of the Joint Technical Services Group (JTSG), in 1995 the Commander of the Special Technical Investigation Branch (STIB), in 1998 the Chief of Staff to then Police Commissioner Peter Ryan, in 2001 the Commander of Special Crime & Internal Affairs. Scipione was promoted to Deputy Commissioner in 2002 having served as both the Deputy Commissioner Field Operations and Specialist Operations.
He holds a master's degree in Management from Macquarie University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute (2004). He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Western Sydney.
Scipione played a crucial role as the head of the New South Wales Police Force for APEC Australia 2007 leaders week held in Sydney and the World Youth Day 2008 held in Sydney during July 2008.
In 2009, Scipione introduced the first official police Bible, saying "Our officers have a great deal of respect for our chaplains, and what better way to build on that relationship than to share the gospel?"
Scipione extended his term as Commissioner at the request of Premier Mike Baird, and was expected to remain until July 2017. However, in February 2017 Scipione announced he would retire earlier and was then expected to retire on 2 April 2017.
Scipione retired from the Police Force on 31 March 2017. On 30 March it was announced that Assistant Commissioner Mick Fuller would replace him as NSW Police Commissioner.
Scipione was awarded the National Medal on 8 November 1996 and the Australian Police Medal (APM) on 26 January 2003.
In addition to awards under the Australian Honours and Awards framework, he also holds a range of internal New South Wales Police Force awards, namely: NSW Police Commissioners Commendation and bar, NSW Police Medal with 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th clasps; NSWPF Commissioners Unit Citation & star, NSWPF Commissioners Olympic Citation and NSWPF Commissioners Sesquicentenary Citation.