NCA child exploitation director appointed new DCC
Police Scotland has announced that Johnny Gwynne will take over as Deputy Chief Constable for Crime and Operational Support.
Police Scotland has announced that Johnny Gwynne will take over as Deputy Chief Constable for Crime and Operational Support.
Since 2013, Mr Gwynne has been on secondment to the National Crime Agency (NCA) where he worked as Director of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command.
Before joining the NCA, Mr Gwynne served as a chief officer with Police Scotland and had been Deputy Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.
In his new role, he will lead on crime reduction and detection across Scotland, as well as the provision of specialist services.
He replaces outgoing DCC Ruaraidh Nicolson, who will retire from policing later this year.
Announcing the appointment, Chief Constable Phil Gormley said: I am delighted to welcome Johnny Gwynne back to Police Scotland as DCC for Crime and Operational Support.
This key post will play a fundamental role in leading many of our most specialised officers and staff as we build a flexible and sustainable police service to adapt to emerging threats and changes in demand.
Johnny has a combination of strategic leadership and practical policing skills that are well suited to changing demands being placed on modern police services.
He has already policed the diversity of Scotlands communities with distinction in his career so far and, allied with the wider perspectives he has developed with the NCA, I am confident he will be a huge addition to the Police Scotland leadership team.