Director General of the National Crime Agency

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Director General of the National Crime Agency
Incumbent
Graeme Biggar
since 5 October 2021
Reports to Home Secretary
Appointer Home Secretary
Term length 5 years, terms renewable or extendable for less than 5 years
Inaugural holder Keith Bristow
Formation7 October 2013
DeputySteve Rodhouse (Operations)
Claire Smith (Capabilities)
Rob Jones (National Economic Crime Centre)
Salary£214,722 [1]
Website NCA.gov.uk

The Director General of the National Crime Agency is the head of the National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom, and as such is responsible for the overall management of the NCA. The Director General is appointed by, and reports to, the Home Secretary, [2] but is not directly part of the Home Office. [3] The Director General is appointed on a five-year term basis, though this can be renewed (for another five-year term) or extended (for any period less than five years) at the Home Secretary's discretion. [4] The Home Secretary's power to select and appoint the Director General, and determine the terms and conditions of their appointment, is provided by the Crime and Courts Act 2013. [5]

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As the Director General is in charge of a national agency with jurisdiction and investigative powers across the entire country, this post is considered to be the most senior police role in the United Kingdom, outranking the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, as the Director General has the power to direct any chief constables and commissioners. [6] The Director General is supported by three Deputy Directors General, in charge of Operations, Capabilities, and Economic Crime. [7]

The current Director General is Graeme Biggar, [8] who was appointed following the medical retirement of Lynne Owens. [9]

NCA Directors General

#NameTerm BeganTerm EndedLengthPrior PostHome SecretaryRef
1 Keith Bristow 7 October 20133 January 20162 years and 89 days Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police Theresa May [10]
2 Dame Lynne Owens 4 January 20164 October 20215 years and 274 days Chief Constable of Surrey Police [11]
Amber Rudd
Sajid Javid
Priti Patel [12]
Graeme Biggar (interim)5 October 202111 August 2022311 daysDirector General of the National Economic Crime Centre [9]
3Graeme Biggar12 August 2022Incumbent1 year and 346 daysInterim Director General of the National Crime Agency
(Concurrent Director General of the National Economic Crime Centre)
[13]
Suella Braverman
Grant Shapps
Suella Braverman
James Cleverly
Yvette Cooper

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