HC Deb 16 June 1998 vol 314 cc180-5W
Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each of the chief police officers in England and Wales indicating the names and their assistants and how long each has been in post. [45680]

Mr. Michael

The table shows the information requested.

Chief officers of police in England and Wales (as at 12 June 1998)
Police force Current rank Name Date appointment
Cleveland A.C.C. R. Brunstrom 25 September 1995
A.C.C. (D) R.S. Turnbull 12 May 1997
C.C. B.D. Shaw 5 April 1993
Cumbria A.C.C. C.E. Twigg 5 January 1998
A.C.C. (D) J.R. Allsopp 1 January 1998
C.C. C. Phillips 13 March 1997
Derbyshire A.C.C. R.J. Wood 31 July 1989
A.C.C. P. Hancock 10 June 1996
A.C.C. (D) D.F. Dovaston 1 October 1996
C.C. J.F. Newing 1 June 1990
Devon and Cornwall A.C.C. A.C. Street 16 November 1994
A.C.C. (D) K.A. Portlock 1 April 1993
C.C. J.S. Evans 1 January 1989
Dorset A.C.C. W.G. Pothecary 10 May 1995
C.C. D.W. Aldous 1 January 1995
A.C.C. (D) F.A. May 1 January 1995
Durham A.C.C. (D) E.W. Marchant 1 December 1990
C.C. G.E. Hedges 12 September 1997
Dyfed Powys A.C.C. P. Clough 1 January 1998
A.C.C. (D) K. Turner 1 January 1998
C.C. R. White 5 June 1989
Essex A.C.C. J. Broughton 3 November 1997
A.C.C. G. Markham 1 September 1983
A.C.C. (D) C.E. Clark 1 September 1997
C.C. J.H. Burrow 1 February 1988
Gloucestershire A.C.C. P.A. Todd 4 August 1997
A.C.C. (D) T. Brain 8 March 1998
C.C. A.J.P. Butler 23 August 1993
Greater Manchester A.C.C. F.A. Bridge 24 March 1997
A.C.C. V.A. Sweeney 25 April 1994
A.C.C. R.A. Taylor 3 March 1997
A.C.C. D.S. McCrone 4 May 1993
C.C. D. Wilmot 1 July 1991
A.C.C. (D) M.G. Cairns 30 September 1991
A.C.C. G. George 16 December 1988
Gwent A.C.C. A. McQuillan 5 June 1995
C.C. F.J. Wilkinson 1 January 1997
A.C.C. (D) R.O. Thomas 5 September 1994
Hampshire A.C.C. P.L. Jones 17 February 1992
A.C.C. I.R. Readhead 24 April 1995
C.C. J.C. Hoddinott 1 August 1988
A.C.C. (D) W.G. Nelson 1 May 1991
Hertfordshire A.C.C. P.F. Maddison 24 February 1997
A.C.C. (D) W.F. Hughes 3 March 1997
C.C. P.S. Sharpe 1 August 1994
Humberside A.C.C. M.J. Speakman 13 February 1995
A.C.C. G. Clark 24 May 1996
C.C. D.A. Leonard 1 January 1992
A.C.C. (D) D. Westwood 1 September 1997
Kent A.C.C. M. Bowron 15 September 1997
A.C.C. D.L. Valls-Russell 27 February 1995
A.C.C. T. O'Connor 29 September 1994
C.C. J.D. Phillips 1 March 1993
A.C.C. (D) R. Ayling 6 June 1997
Lancashire A.C.C. J. Vine 1 May 1996
A.C.C. T. Ghaffur 13 May 1996
A.C.C. D.R. Smith 17 April 1995
A.C.C. (D) G.R. O'Connell 1 January 1996
C.C. P.A. Clare 31 July 1995
Leicestershire A.C.C. D. Coleman 1 January 1996
A.C.C. C.J. Gray 28 April 1997
A.C.C. (D) D.J. Lindley 1 December 1997
C.C. D.J. Wyrko 16 June 1997
Lincolnshire A.C.C. A. Goldsmith 8 April 1991
C.C. R.J. Childs 24 May 1998
A.C.C. (D) P.G. Davies 14 November 1994
Merseyside A.C.C. B. Hogan-Howe 1 September 1997
A.C.C. M.W. Baxter 1 December 1997
A.C.C. P.R. Stephenson 21 November 1994
A.C.C. (D) P. Acres 1 May 1995
C.C. J. Sharples 25 June 1989

Chief officers of police in England and Wales (as at 12 June 1998)
Police force Current rank Name Date appointment
Metropolitan Cmdr. M. Campbell 24 September 1984
D.A.C. B. Wilding 1 June 1998
D.A.C. M.J. Todd 25 May 1998
Dep. Comm. J. Stevens 6 April 1998
A. Comm. A. Dunn 2 September 1996
A. Comm. D. Veness 5 April 1994
A. Comm. W.I.R. Johnston 2 September 1996
A. Comm. P.A. Manning 17 February 1997
Cmdr. N.G. Mulvihill 2 December 1996
Cmdr. M. Messinger 10 February 1997
Cmdr. C. Howlett 23 September 1996
Cmdr. B.G. Moss 27 April 1996
Cmdr. D. Ray 2 September 1996
Cmdr. D.M. Kendrick 2 September 1996
Cmdr. P.J.M. Clarke 10 April 1996
Cmdr. R. Currie 11 December 1995
Cmdr. P.L. Tomkins 8 January 1997
Cmdr. M.J. Gerrard 20 January 1997
Cmdr. D.E.M. Gilbertson 2 September 1996
Cmdr. D. Croll 13 January 1997
Cmdr. T.C. Lloyd 19 August 1996
Cmdr. B.J. Luckhurst 30 October 1995
Cmdr. M. Craik 14 July 1997
Cmdr. S. Becks 23 September 1996
Cmdr. R. Cullen 11 August 1997
Cmdr. J.F. Purnell 2 September 1996
Cmdr. R. Gaspar 2 September 1996
Commissioner P.L. Condon 1 February 1993
D.A.C. A.S. Trotter 27 April 1998
D.A.C. J. Stitchbury 16 February 1998
D.A.C. A. Fry 12 February 1996
D.A.C. J. Townsend 16 October 1995
D.A.C. J.G.D. Grieve 19 May 1997
D.A.C. R. Clark 28 October 1996
D.A.C. W. Griffiths 23 September 1996
Norfolk Cmdr. I. Quinn 2 January 1995
A.C.C. W.J. MacIntyre 4 May 1992
A.C.C. (D) C. Port 1 April 1998
C.C. K. Williams 5 July 1993
North Wales A.C.C. T.J.M. Cooke 1 May 1994
C.C. M.J. Argent 31 August 1994
A.C.C. (D) J.T. Owen 2 December 1991
North Yorkshire A.C.C. P.F. Walker 1 April 1996
A.C.C. (D) P.R. Kernaghan 1 April 1996
C.C. D.R. Kenworthy 2 February 1998
Northamptonshire A.C.C. F.N. Whiteley 14 April 1997
C.C. C. Fox 2 December 1996
A.C.C. (D) A. Timpson 1 April 1997
Northumbria A.C.C. A.J. Crimmens 14 June 1995
A.C.C. A.B. Oliver 22 June 1992
A.C.C. (D) A. Brown 13 April 1998
C.C. C. Strachan 14 April 1998
Nottinghamshire A.C.C. C.R. Searle 1 May 1996
A.C.C. (D) T. Williamson 13 November 1995
C.C. C. Bailey 6 July 1995
South Wales A.C.C. D.J. Francis 19 May 1997
A.C.C. T.J. Rogers 30 June 1997
A.C.C. P.J. Wood 8 January 1995
A.C.C. (D) A.M. Greaves 17 December 1996
C.C. A.T. Burden 25 November 1996
South Yorkshire A.C.C. T.S. Hollis 27 June 1994
A.C.C. I. Daines 8 July 1996
A.C.C. M.N. Davies 1 January 1990
C.C. R.B. Wells 1 June 1990
Staffordshire A.C.C. (D) M.I.A. Hedges 26 April 1993
A.C.C. S.W. House 30 March 1998
A.C.C. S.M. Green 9 December 1996
A.C.C. (D) D.W. Swift 5 January 1998
align="right">C.C. J.W. Giffard 31 March 1996
Suffolk A.C.C. J.S.C. Cullum 1 May 1987
C.C. A. Coe 1 May 1989
A.C.C. (D) P.J. Scott-Lee 1 September 1994

Chief officers of police in England and Wales (as at 12 June 1998)
Police Force Current rank Name Date appointment
Surrey A.C.C. P.M. Fahy 24 February 1997
A.C.C. J.M. Hart 30 October 1994
A.C.C.(D) I. Beckett 1 August 1994
C.C. I.W. Blair 12 January 1998
Sussex A.C.C. J.A. Lake 24 October 1994
A.C.C. M. Wallis 7 November 1994
A.C.C. N.J.E. Yeo 15 December 1997
C.C. P.C. Whitehouse 1 September 1993
A.C.C.(D) M.A. Jordan 23 October 1997
Thames Valley A.C.C. T.R. Davidson 1 August 1991
A.C.C. P. West 2 March 1998
A.C.C.(D) R.D.M. Davies 31 December 1997
C.C. C. Pollard 28 January 1991
Warwickshire A.C.C. P. Furnace 6 January 1997
C.C. P.D. Joslin 6 June 1983
A.C.C.(D) M.J. Brewer 2 December 1996
West Mercia A.C.C. C. Cramphorn 31 January 1995
A.C.C. P.W. Neyroud 12 January 1998
A.C.C.(D) J. Burbeck 16 January 1998
C.C. D.C. Blakey 28 August 1991
West Midlands A.C.C. R. Packham 26 June 1995
A.C.C. S.A. Summers 27 May 1996
A.C.C. P.E. Blewitt 20 April 1998
A.C.C. M.D. Baggott 8 June 1998
C.C. E.M. Crew 26 August 1996
A.C.C.(D) C.J.R. Roche 1 July 1995
west Yorkshire A.C.C. D.L. Clarke 15 December 1993
A.C.C. G. Wilkinson 1 May 1993
A.C.C. P. Garvin 27 May 1997
A.C.C. N.G. Bettison 28 October 1991
A.C.C.(D) A. Charlesworth 1 April 1996
C.C. G. Moore 9 March 1998
Wiltshire A.C.C. A.H. McWhirter 1 June 1996
C.C. E.L. Neville 1 April 1997
A.C.C.(D) R.P. Lind 1 January 1995

Abbreviations:

C.C.: Chief Constable

A.C.C.: Assistant Chief Constable

A.C.C.(D) Assistant Chief Constable (Designate)

Dep. Comm.: Assistant Commissioner

A. Comm.: Assistant Commissioner

D.A.C.: Deputy Assistant Commissioner

Cmdr.: Commander