Director-General of the National Crime Agency
The Director-General of the National Crime Agency is the head of the National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom, and as such is responsible for ensuring the effective running of the agency. The office is assisted by a deputy director-general who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. The NCA is not directly part of the Home Office allowing the director-general to make full decisions on the operations it undertakes, however the director-general reports to and is appointed by the Home Secretary.[2]
Director-General of the National Crime Agency | |
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Appointer | Secretary of State for the Home Department |
Inaugural holder | Keith Bristow |
Formation | 7 October 2013 |
Deputy | Nina Cope (Capabilities) Richard Bowen (Operations) |
Salary | £214,722[1] |
Website | NCA.gov.uk |
The current director-general is Lynne Owens, and the role of deputy director-general is shared among Steve Rodhouse, Nina Cope, and Graem Biggar, with Rodhouse dealing with matters of Operations, Cope with Capabilities, and Biggar with Economic Crime.[3]
NCA Directors-General
# | Name | Term Began | Term Ended | Length | Deputy Directors-General |
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1 | Keith Bristow, QPM | 7 October 2013 | 3 January 2016 | 2 years and 89 days | Phil Gormley |
2 | Lynne Gillian Owens, CBE QPM | 4 January 2016 | Incumbent | 4 years and 172 days | David Armond Nina Cope Matthew Horne Steve Rodhouse Graeme Biggar |
References
- Commons, The Committee Office, House of. "House of Commons - Home affairs: Letter from Keith Bristow, Director General, National Crime Agency, to the Chair of the Committee, 18 September 2013". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/98446/fs-nca-goverenance.pdf
- "National Crime Agency - The Board". Retrieved 5 January 2017.