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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 | 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 Constabulary, will replace Sir Iain Livingstone, who is retiring in August. | |
| Last month Sir Iain admitted the force was institutionally racist and discriminatory. | |
| It came after a review uncovered first-hand accounts of racism, sexism and homophobia by serving officers. | |
| Sir Iain said prejudice and bad behaviour within Police Scotland was "rightly of great concern" but he stressed that his admission did not mean individual officers and staff were racist or sexist. | |
| He expressed pride and confidence in their work. | |
| Ms Farrell became the Durham Constabulary's first female chief constable in 2019, having previously been assistant chief constable at Northumbria Police. | |
| She was in charge in Durham during its high-profile "beergate" investigation into Labour leader Keir Starmer, who was cleared of any wrongdoing following allegation he breached coronavirus rules. | |
| Ms Farrell also led the force during Dominic Cummings' infamous trip to Barnard Castle, County Durham, during the height of the Covid pandemic. | |
| Police Scotland chief constable to retire in summer | Police Scotland chief constable to retire in summer |
| Police Scotland chief says force is institutionally racist | Police Scotland chief says force is institutionally racist |
| She was appointed to her new role 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". | |
| Ms Farrell will now have responsibility for 23,000 officers and staff in what is the UK's second largest police force. | |
| Born in the Wirral, Merseyside, she joined the police in 1991 as a constable in Cambridge, spending five years in the city before promotion. | |
| Sir Iain Livingstone will retire in the summer | |
| She joined Northumbria Police in 2002, initially as a chief inspector, before being promoted to assistant chief constable. | |
| Sir Iain is to step down this summer after five years as chief constable. | |
| 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. | 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." | "He leaves Police Scotland in great shape after leading it through unprecedented times." |
| The force is currently investigating what happened to more than £600,000 of donations given to the SNP by independence activists. | |
| Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested and released without charge as part of the probe on Sunday. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Police Scotland | Police Scotland |