Preceded by Ian McPherson Citizenship United Kingdom | Preceded by New office Full Name Philip Gormley Nationality English | |
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Alma mater University of GloucestershireUniversity of Cambridge Award Queen's Police Medal (2013) | ||
Philip "Phil" Gormley, QPM is a senior British police officer and the current Chief Constable of Police Scotland. He was Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary from 2010 to 2013, and Deputy Director of the National Crime Agency from its creation in 2013 until July 2015. Gormley was named as the new head of Police Scotland in December 2015, and was sworn in on 5 January 2016.
Contents
- Phil gormley from norfolk constabulary on meeting public expectations
- Early life
- Police career
- Honours
- References
Phil gormley from norfolk constabulary on meeting public expectations
Early life
Gormley studied at the University of Gloucestershire, graduating in 1984. He later undertook postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge.
Police career
In 1985, Gormley began his policing career as a constable with Thames Valley Police. In 1999, he was promoted to superintendent and appointed commander with responsibility for the Southern Oxfordshire area. In 2003, he joined the Metropolitan Police and was appointed Commander of Specialist Operations. In 2005, he organised the merger of the Anti-Terrorist Branch and Special Branch into what would become the Counter Terrorism Command in 2006.
From 2007 to 2010, Gormley was Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police. From 22 March 2010 to 2013, he was Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary. He was the second highest paid Chief Constable in the United Kingdom with a salary of £260,000. In May 2013, he was appointed Deputy Director of the newly created National Crime Agency (NCA). As of 2015, Gormley was paid a salary of £185,000 by the NCA, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time. In March 2015, it was announced that he would be leaving the NCA in the Autumn of 2015. He stepped down in July 2015.
On 2 December 2015, it was announced that Gormley would be the next Chief Constable of Police Scotland. He will be only the second CC of the force after the Scottish police forces merged in 2013. He beat two of the Deputy Chief Constables for Police Scotland to the job; Neil Richardson, the Designated Deputy for Chief Constable, and Iain Livingstone, the Deputy Chief Constable (crime and operational support). He is to take up the appointment on 5 January 2016, and will be paid £212,280.
Honours
In the 2013 New Year Honours, Gormely was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in recognition of his service as Chief Constable of Norfolk Police.
