Andrew Laing (born 9 August 1963, in Edinburgh) was HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland from 2010 to 2013.
He was educated at Portobello High School and Edinburgh Napier University. He was with the Lothian and Borders Police from 1982 to 2004; and the Fife Constabulary from 2004 to 2010, finishing with the rank of Deputy Chief Constable. [1] After his time as Chief Inspector of Constabulary he was Director of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre from 2011 to 2015. [2]
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Patrick Tomkins QPM was appointed HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland by Royal Warrant in March 2007 and retired from the post in April 2009. He was formerly the Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police, which he joined in 2002 and was succeeded by David Strang. He initially joined Sussex Police in 1979 and in 1993 transferred to the Metropolitan Police Service as a Chief Superintendent. He served as divisional commander at Paddington Green before being promoted to Commander to attend the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1997, where he took the prize for the best research paper that year. He served as Commander (Crime) for the then 1 Area (Central), where he led a multi-force search for the serial rapist Richard Baker, and was the day shift Gold commander for the policing of the occupation of the Greek Embassy in London in 1999. In 1999 he was seconded to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner.
Portobello High School is a large secondary school in Portobello in the east of Edinburgh. With over 1400 pupils it is one of the largest state schools in Edinburgh and Scotland. The current headteacher, as of 2024, is Greg McDowall. There are two other high schools near it Castlebrae Community High School and Holy Rood High School, Edinburgh
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) is a public body of the Scottish Government that reports to the Scottish Parliament. It has statutory responsibility for the inspection of the effectiveness and efficiency of the police service in Scotland.
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