Chief constable to retire

The chief constable of Fife Constabulary has announced her intention to retire later this year after dedicating 34 years of service to the police.

Chief Constable Norma Graham will leave the force in August. A temporary chief constable will be appointed as her replacement in light of the soon-to-be established single police force in Scotland.

The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) praised Ms Graham’s service to the people of Scotland.

Chief Constable Kevin Smith, president of ACPOS, said: “My colleague Norma Graham has chosen to retire after 34 years service to the people of Scotland as a police officer who rose to the highest rank and displayed the highest levels of commitment and integrity throughout her career.

“She has served a number of police forces with distinction and since 2008 has led Fife Constabulary, a force which has consistently delivered low crime figures, high detection rates and high levels of public support and confidence. Norma has been an active supporter of
ACPOS and a respected colleague among her peers and she leaves with my good wishes for the future.”

On joining Lothian & Borders Police in 1978 Mrs Graham rose to the rank of detective chief superintendent in charge of criminal investigation. During the early part of her career she undertook a number of uniformed and specialist roles including head of the force Drug Squad. She was subsequently appointed assistant chief constable of Central Scotland Police in 2002, and later moved to Fife Constabulary as deputy chief constable. She was also awarded the Queen`s Police Medal (QPM) for Services to Policing in 2008.

Mrs Graham said: “It has been an absolute honour to serve the communities of Fife as chief constable for the last four years and a privilege to lead the dedicated and hard working officers and police staff of Fife Constabulary who over the last seven years have been instrumental in almost halving crime in the Kingdom – a reduction of 49 per cent.”