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A full list of the Chief Constables to have led your force from 2005 to present. This should include (1) their names, (2) their tenure - the month and year they were appointed as Chief Constable and the month and year they left the Chief Constable role, (3) their gender, (4) their ethnicity (where available), and (4) whether they were a substantive or acting chief constable.
To be clear, please do include any individuals who served as an acting or temporary chief constable in this period, noting that they were in an 'acting' role.
Response
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To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
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I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
|
Name |
Date Appointed |
Date Left |
Gender |
Ethnicity |
Substantive / Acting |
|
Della Canning |
14/10/2002 |
15/05/2007 |
Female |
White |
Substantive |
|
Graham Maxwell |
16/05/2007 |
15/05/2012 |
Male |
White |
Substantive |
|
Tim Madgwick |
16/05/2012 |
02/06/2013 |
Male |
White |
Acting |
|
Dave Jones |
03/06/2013 |
07/07/2018 |
Male |
Not stated |
Substantive |
|
Tim Madgwick |
03/05/2016 |
11/09/2016 |
Male |
White |
Temporary* |
|
Lisa Winward |
17/08/2018 |
31/03/2024 |
Female |
White |
Substantive |
|
Tim Forber |
01/04/2024 |
- |
Male |
White |
Substantive |
*I note that Dave Jones was seconded to South Yorkshire Police from 03 May 2016 to 23 July 2016.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.