HL Deb 15 January 2003 vol 643 c43WA
Baroness Gould of Potternewton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Who will succeed the current director general of the National Criminal Intelligence Service. [HL1090]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)

My right honourable friend the Home Secretary is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Hampson, currently Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary, as director general of the National Criminal Intelligence Service.

Peter Hampson will take over from the current director general, John Abbott, who retires on 21 March this year.