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| Police Scotland appoints first female chief | Police Scotland appoints first female chief |
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| Jo Farrell will replace Sir Iain Livingstone, who is retiring in August | |
| Police Scotland has announced the appointment of its first female chief constable. | Police Scotland has announced the appointment of its first female chief constable. |
| Jo Farrell, the current chief constable of Durham Police, will replace Sir Iain Livingstone, who is retiring in August. | |
| Ms Farrell was appointed by the Scottish Police Authority. | Ms Farrell was appointed by the Scottish Police Authority. |
| Justice Secretary Angela Constance, who approved the appointment, said Ms Farrell "has shown she has the skills needed to lead the service". | |
| Police Scotland chief constable to retire in summer | |
| Police Scotland chief says force is institutionally racist | |
| Ms Farrell became the first female chief constable of Durham Police in 2019. She was previously assistant chief constable at Northumbria Police. | |
| She will have responsibility for 23,000 officers and staff in what is the UK's second largest police force. | |
| Sir Iain is to step down this summer after five years in the role. | |
| Ms Constance said: "I also want to pay tribute to Sir Iain for his bold leadership and wider service to keeping communities safe during a lengthy, distinguished career in policing. | |
| "He leaves Police Scotland in great shape after leading it through unprecedented times." | |
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