Two new chief officers appointed at Fife Constabulary
A new temporary chief constable and deputy chief constable has been appointed at Fife Constabulary.
A new temporary chief constable and deputy chief constable has been appointed at Fife Constabulary.
Andrew Barker will act as the temporary chief constable following the retirement of Chief Constable Norma Graham earlier this year.
Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Tom Ewing, meanwhile, assumed the responsibilities of deputy chief constable. The two appointments were decided by Fife Councils Police Transition Committee earlier this month and have since been approved by the Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.
Mr Barker joined Fife Constabulary in March 2009 as assistant chief constable before being promoted to the role of deputy chief constable in March 2011.
Mr Barker said: It is both an honour and a privilege to be asked to serve as the chief constable for Fife Constabulary. I will seek to build on the excellent work of Chief Constable Graham, which has seen crime in Fife reduced by 49 per cent over the past seven years.
Throughout my career, I have seen the benefits from partnership working and engaging with all the diverse communities we seek to serve. I am look forward to closely working with partners to help deliver the forces vision of taking policing closer to the community and ensuring a smooth transition to the Police Service of Scotland next April.
All of Scotlands eight forces will merge into a single unit next year as part of significant police and fore reform plans north of the border.