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
Incumbent
Lynne Owens
CBE QPM
since 4 January 2016
AppointerSecretary of State for the Home Department
Inaugural holderKeith Bristow
Formation7 October 2013
DeputyNina Cope (Capabilities)
Richard Bowen (Operations)
Salary£214,722[1]
WebsiteNCA.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
1Keith Bristow, QPM7 October 2013 3 January 2016 2 years and 89 daysPhil Gormley
2Lynne Gillian Owens, CBE QPM 4 January 2016 Incumbent4 years and 172 daysDavid Armond
Nina Cope
Matthew Horne
Steve Rodhouse
Graeme Biggar

References
  1. 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.
  2. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/98446/fs-nca-goverenance.pdf
  3. "National Crime Agency - The Board". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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