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Derek Penman, QPM, was HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland between January 2014 and March 2018. In his position, he was succeeded by Gill Imery, the first female in this roll.

Penman joined Central Scotland Police as a cadet in 1982 rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent by 2007. In 2008 he became Assistant Chief Constable (Crime and Specialist Operations) of Grampian Police. In 2011 he returned to Central as Deputy Chief Constable and was for a while Temporary Chief Constable before becoming Assistant Chief Constable (local policing, north) for the new Police Scotland. In 2015 he voiced his opinion as an advocate for stricter rules on stop-and-search procedures. In 2017, he investigated a Scottish Police Authority officer's departure from her position, who claimed that she was being silenced.

He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2014 Birthday Honours. In July 2021, after his retirement in 2018, he was appointed by the Irish Policing Authority to investigate computer-aided dispatch incidents that were incorrectly closed from 2019-20, providing dozens of findings and recommendations. At this time, he was Chair of the International Advisory Committee of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, as well as a professor at the University of Dundee.

References

1. "New HM Inspector of Constabulary". ScotlandGovernment. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
2. "New HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland appointed". HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
3. "Alva Woman Becomes First Female Chief at HM Inspectorate of Constabulary". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
4. "Meet Our Team". HMICS Scotland. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
5. Alan Robertson (30 April 2014). "Under inspection: HMICS Derek Penman". Holyrood Magazine. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
6. "Police Scotland senior officer leaves force for new job". BBC News. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
7. "Stop-and-search: HM Inspectorate of Constabulary calls for stricter guidance". BBC News. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
8. "HMICS to review silenced board member in SPA inspection". Police Professional. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
9. "2014 Birthday Honours". The London Gazette.
10. "Update on the examination of the closure of CAD999 incidents". Policing Authority. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
11. "Policing Authority appoints Mr. Derek Penman to provide independent strategic advice on the Garda Síochána review of the invalid and unwarranted closure of CAD incidents" (PDF). Policing Authority. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

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