Top police inspector set to retire next year

Scotland’s top inspector of policing will retire next year.

Derek Penman, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, has given notice to the Scottish Government that he intends to retire on 31 March 2018.

Mr Penman has spent 33 years in policing.

He was appointed HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary on 31 January 2014.

“I am proud to have led HMICS for almost four years during which time I have consistently sought to improve policing across Scotland, addressing significant issues and making recommendations for change through the publication of over 30 inspection reports,” he said. “Having re-established HMICS as a key scrutiny body in the new policing landscape, the time is now right for me to move on to new professional challenges.”