§ Mr. David HeathTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, by constabulary, the length of service at Association of Chief Police Officers rank prior to their current appointment of each(a) chief constable and (b) assistant chief constable designated as deputy, indicating for each the date of appointment to their present position. [12354]
§ Mr. MichaelThe information requested is shown in the tables.
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Chief Constable/Commissioner Assistant Chief Constable (Designate)/Deputy Commissioner Length of ACPO service prior to current appointment (years) Date of current appointment Length of ACPO service prior to current appointment (years) Date of current appointment Lincolnshire 12 29 November 1993 4 14 November 1994 Merseyside 6 25 June 1989 2 1 July 1995 Metropolitan 6 1 January 1993 18 24 April 1995 Norfolk 6 5 July 1993 3 11 February 1992 Northamptonshire 5 2 December 1996 4 1 April 1997 Northumbria Vacant Vacant 2 15 October 1993 North Wales 4 31 August 1994 4 2 December 1991 North Yorkshire 9 12 June 1989 1 1 April 1996 Nottinghamshire 9 6 July 1995 1 13 November 1995 South Wales 7 25 November 1996 2 17 December 1996 South Yorkshire 8 1 June 1990 5 26 April 1993 Staffordshire 5 31 March 1996 7 2 September 1996 Suffolk 6 1 May 1989 2 1 September 1994 Surrey Vacant Vacant 3 1 August 1994 Sussex 10 1 September 1993 6 1 January 1992 Thames Valley 6 28 January 1991 3 1 July 1997 Warwickshire 7 6 June 1983 2 2 December 1996 West Mercia 5 28 August 1996 2 1 April 1994 West Midlands 12 26 August 1996 6 1 July 1995 West Yorkshire 10 1 February 1993 8 1 April 1996 Wiltshire 6 1 April 1997 6 1 January 1995
Force Chief Constable/Commissioner Assistant Chief Constable (designate)/Deputy Commissioner Length of ACPO service (years)1 Date of current appointment Length of ACPO service (years) Date of current appointment Avon and Somerset 12 5 June 1989 2 8 August 1994 Bedfordshire 7 3 January 1996 2 1 January 1996 Cambridgeshire 7 1 January 1994 3 3 May 1994 Cheshire Vacant Vacant 1 1 November 1995 City of London 9 4 April 1994 5 1 May 1995 Cleveland 5 5 April 1993 4 12 May 1997 Cumbria 5 1 October 1991 9 1 February 1989 Derbyshire 8 1 June 1990 11 1 October 1996 Devon and Cornwall 9 1 January 1989 5 1 April 1993 Dorset 6 1 January 1995 4 1 January 1995 Durham 10 12 September 1997 7 29 September 1997 Dyfed Powys 5 5 June 1989 7 1 April 1994 Essex 11 1 February 1988 3 1 September 1997 Gloucestershire 6 23 August 1993 3 5 April 1993 Greater Manchester 8 1 July 1991 4 30 September 1991 Gwent 9 1 January 1997 2 5 September 1994 Hampshire 7 1 September 1988 4 28 March 1995 Hertfordshire 6 1 August 1994 6 3 March 1997 Humberside 11 1 January 1992 2 1 September 1997 Kent 9 1 March 1993 5 6 June 1997 Lancashire 3 31 July 1995 7 1 January 1996 Leicestershire 6 16 June 1997 Vacant Vacant Lincolnshire 12 29 November 1993 4 14 November 1994 Merseyside 6 25 June 1989 2 1 May 1995 Metropolitan 6 1 February 1993 18 24 April 1995 Norfolk 6 5 July 1993 3 11 February 1992 Northamptonshire 5 2 December 1996 4 1 April 1997 Northumbria Vacant Vacant 2 15 October 1993 North Wales 4 31 August 1994 4 2 December 1991 North Yorkshire 9 12 June 1989 1 1 April 1996 Nottinghamshire 9 6 July 1995 1 13 November 1995 South Wales 7 25 November 1996 2 17 December 1996 South Yorkshire 8 1 June 1990 5 26 April 1993 Staffordshire 5 31 March 1996 7 2 September 1996 Suffolk 6 1 May 1989 2 1 September 1994 Surrey Vacant Vacant 3 1 August 1994 Sussex 10 1 September 1993 6 1 January 1992 Thames Valley 6 28 January 1991 3 1 July 1997 Warwickshire 7 6 June 1983 2 2 December 1996 West Mercia 5 28 August 1996 2 1 April 1994 West Midlands 12 26 August 1996 6 1 July 1995 West Yorkshire 10 1 February 1993 8 1 April 1996 Wiltshire 6 1 April 1997 6 1 January 1995 1Prior to current appointment.