David Strang (police officer)

David Strang is the current Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland and a former Chief Constable of the Lothian and Borders Police.

Early life and education

Strang was born in Glasgow and studied at Glasgow Academy and Loretto School.[1][2] Strang then went on to study engineering science at the University of Durham, graduating with a BSc, before studying for an MSc in organisational behaviour at the University of London.[1]

Police career

Strang began his police career with the Metropolitan Police in 1980.[3] Strang was posted to a number of different divisions as well as time with Criminal Investigation Department, Territorial Support Group and a secondment to the Police Staff College, Bramshill. After rising to divisional commander of Wembley Division, Strang left the force in 1998.[3]

In 1998, he was appointed assistant chief constable of Lothian and Borders police and in August 2001 he was appointed chief constable of Dumfries and Galloway Police. Strang led a number of initiatives, focusing on alcohol and drug action as well as youth justice[1] and was president of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland during the 2004/05 year.[4] Strang was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 2002[3] and was appointed chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police on 29 March 2007.

He was a member of the Scottish Prisons Commission which published a report entitled Scotland's Choice in 2008.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Keele University, biography for David Strang, accessed 16/12/2011
  2. ↑ "HM Chief Inspector of Prisons - David Strang QPM BSc MSc". HM Inspector of Prisons. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Lothian and Borders, biography for David Strang, accessed 16/12/2011
  4. ↑ ACPOS website, Board of Directors, accessed 16/12/2011
  5. ↑ Scotland's Choice: Report of the Scottish Prisons Commission. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. 1 July 2008. ISBN 978-0-7559-5772-9. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Paddy Tomkins		 Chief Constable of the Lothian and Borders Police Force
2007-2013		 Forced merged into Police Scotland


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