Leadership of police force to be debated

Leadership arrangements will be kept under “constant review” at a Yorkshire police force which has gone almost half a year without a permanent deputy chief constable, official inspectors have promised.
By Rob Preece Crime Correspondent
Published 28th Jul 2011, 07:00 BST

North Yorkshire Police has been unable to fill the position permanently since February, when former deputy chief constable Adam Briggs retired.

The Yorkshire Post revealed yesterday that four candidates – including the force’s two current assistant chief constables – were interviewed for the job last week, but North Yorkshire Police Authority decided not to appoint any of them.

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Authority members will meet tomorrow to discuss interim plans. It is understood they will rule out drafting officers from other forces temporarily to bolster the senior ranks.

The running of the force will be monitored by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.

HM Inspector Roger Baker, a former North Yorkshire deputy chief constable himself, said: “Conversations have taken place with the police authority, and we are happy with the arrangements in place. They will be under constant review.”

A force spokesman said: “The force currently has the lowest level of crime in the whole of England, second only to Dyfed Powys in England and Wales.

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“The Home Office report on anti-social behaviour published last week also shows there has been a seven per cent drop in incidents, going from 46,939 in 2009/10 to 43,755 in 2010/11.”

n An article published yesterday about the deputy chief constable position was incorrectly headlined “Chief Constable’s job remains vacant after candidates are rejected”. We apologise for the error.