Central Scotland Police

Kevin Smith BA
Chief Constable

Kevin Smith was appointed Chief Constable of Central Scotland Police on September 16 2008 and took up the post on October 1 2008.

He succeeded Andrew Cameron who retired after eights years' in the post.

Mr Smith moved to Central Scotland Police from his role with Strathclyde Police as Assistant Chief Constable (Territorial Policing), where he had overall responsibility for all operational policing, including community policing, throughout the force area.

Mr Smith joined Strathclyde as a finance clerk in 1976, before being appointed as a constable in September 1977 when he was posted to 'G' Division, serving from Orkney Street, Govan.

He served in beat and plain-clothes duties until 1983 when he was appointed as a detective constable at Govan. He was promoted to sergeant in 1985 and transferred to Shettleston, in the east end of Glasgow. In 1986 he returned to CID duties as detective sergeant at Govan, where he remained until 1988 when he transferred to the Serious Crime Squad.

During that time he was involved in many major enquiries and served a three-month secondment to the Pan Am 103 Investigation at Lockerbie. Promotion to detective inspector came in 1990 and he transferred to Special Branch.

In 1993 he was promoted to chief inspector and transferred to Pollok Sub-Division. After three years at Pollok, he returned briefly as detective chief inspector in Special Branch before being promoted to superintendent in 1997 and posted to East Kilbride/Strathaven Sub-Division.

In early 1998, he was selected as the first officer to undertake the Strathclyde Police/Victoria Police Exchange. He transferred to Melbourne, Australia, for three months where he undertook duties as a divisional commander in an inner city area of Melbourne and, thereafter, he spent six weeks at the State Crime Squads of Victoria.

On returning from Australia, Mr Smith was transferred to the Spotlight Initiative, which was then the force's approach to tackling violence, crime, disorder and anti social behaviour. In 2000 he transferred to Complaints & Discipline to form the new Force Professional Standards Unit and he developed the Force Integrity Strategy that underpinned the work of that Unit.

In 2001 he was promoted to chief superintendent and appointed divisional commander of 'E' Division, covering the East End of Glasgow. During his time there, he was the match commander at Celtic Park and this included many high profile Champions League/UEFA Cup matches against some the top European teams.

Mr Smith has BA in Police Studies, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies and is a graduate of the Police Strategic Command Course.

Iain MacLeod
Deputy Chief Constable

Iain MacLeod (51) joined Central Scotland Police in March 2008 after 32 years' service with Tayside Police.

During his time with Tayside, Mr MacLeod served in a number of operational and specialist roles throughout the force, including CID, Drugs Branch, Special Branch and the Professional Standards Department.

He rose to the rank of Assistant Chief Constable with the Dundee-based force where he was the head of the force's Crime Management Department for four years.

In 2005, Mr MacLeod was Tayside Police's media spokesman during the G8 World Leaders Summit at Gleneagles.

Mr MacLeod successfully completed the Strategic Command Course in 2003, during which time he also completed a Diploma in Applied Criminology and Police Management at the University of Cambridge. In 2005 he attended the International Leadership in Counter-terrorism Course, working with colleagues from throughout the United Kingdom and North America. He also holds a Higher National Certificate in Police Studies.

Mr MacLeod, who is married with two children and lives in Perthshire, said: "I am delighted to have been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Constable of Central Scotland Police.

"Not only am I looking forward to the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, I'm also keen to meet with all the officers and police staff who make Central Scotland Police the successful force that it is today."

Gordon Mackenzie
T/Assistant Chief Constable

Gordon Mackenzie was appointed to the role of temporary Assistant Chief Constable on November 1 2008.

He has strategic responsibility for all policing operations within the Central Scotland Police area. This includes Crime Management, Specialist Services, Communities Policing and response policing.

He joined Central Scotland Police in 1980 and has served in a number of roles throughout the Force. His career has seen him predominantly serve as a Detective in a variety of areas and units in Central Scotland Police.

He was promoted to Sergeant in 1990 at Denny and Stenhousemuir before his first spell at the Scottish Police College as an Inspector in 1994.

Mr Mackenzie became a Detective Inspector in Falkirk and Stirling before being promoted in 1999 to the Deputy Head of CID role as Detective Chief Inspector.

In 2002 Mr Mackenzie returned to the Scottish Police College as Detective Superintendent in charge of crime management training for Scotland. He was heavily involved in establishing national training for the investigation of domestic abuse, the interviewing of children and setting up a Scottish covert operations training centre.

Returning to Central Scotland Police in 2004, as Head of Crime Management, he was responsible for establishing a dedicated source unit and was also involved in the policing of G8 as a strategic co-ordinator. He also began the ongoing process of Victims First developing victims services with multiagency support. He has had responsibility for managing a wide range of serious crime enquiries.

Promoted to Chief Superintendent in 2006, with responsibility for specialist services, he oversaw an ambitious change programme to enhance the force's resource and demand management capabilities. This included the introduction of Armed Response Vehicles and improvements within the Service Centre and Force Communications and Control Centre with the development of Public Assistance Desks. He was also responsible for developing emergency response capability with partner agencies in line with Scottish Government Priorities.

Roddy Shearer
Director of Finance and Resources

Roddy Shearer joined Central Scotland Police in December 2000 and holds the post of Director of Finance & Resources.

He has held a number of senior finance roles in local government prior to joining the force and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

As Director of Finance and Resources, he is a member of the Force Executive along with the Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable and Assistant Chief Constable.

He is also a member of the Force Policy Group, which consists of the three Chief officers and the force's three Chief Superintendents (Operations, Special Support Services and Corporate Management Division). He also chairs the Budget Monitoring Group.

The Director of Finance and Resources' responsibilities extend to many areas of the force business and include finance, estates, vehicle fleet and procurement.
He is an affiliate member of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland and sits on a number of national working groups, notably the Finance Management and Personnel and Training business areas.

Away from work, Roddy has a keen interest in sports, especially football and hill walking, and also enjoys going to the theatre. He lives in Glasgow.