Sir Iain Thomas Livingstone,QPM (born 6 October 1966[3]) is a Scottish solicitor and retired police officer who served as Chief Constable of Police Scotland. He is currently leading Operation Kenova,a series of historical investigations and reviews in relation to murders and other criminal activity which took place during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
He took over as Officer in Overall Command of Kenova in 2023 after his predecessor,Jon Boutcher QPM,took on the Chief Constable role of the PSNI.
Prior to becoming Chief Constable of Police Scotland,Sir Iain had served as Deputy Chief Constable Designate. He was named as the next Chief Constable on 15 August 2018 and took up office formally on 27 August 2018. He retired from Police Scotland in August 2023.[4][1]
Livingstone served in detective and uniform roles in Edinburgh and West Lothian,leading a number of major investigations and operations. As Detective Superintendent,he played a key role in the security operation around the 31st G8 summit in 2005 and headed the murder investigation into the double shooting at the Marmion Bar in Edinburgh.
After completing the Strategic Command Course,he was appointed Assistant Chief Constable for Lothian and Borders Police in April 2009,with responsibility for Crime and Operations. As ACC,he was Gold commander for many significant events including the visit to Edinburgh of Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.[10]
When Lothian &Borders was amalgamated into the new Police Scotland force in 2013,Livingstone was named Deputy Chief Constable for Crime and operations.[9] After being overlooked for the Chief Constable job when Phil Gormley was appointed as the successor to Stephen House in late 2015,he initially remained part of the force executive but in summer 2017 announced his intention to retire in the coming months.[11] He then accepted a request to reconsider his decision after several allegations of misconduct were made against Chief Constable Gormley and the latter was placed on special leave;[12] by September 2017 Livingstone was leading the force on an interim basis. When Gormley resigned in February 2018 to contest the allegations,Livingstone became the frontrunner to succeed him formally.[9][13] The role as Chief Constable from 27 August 2018 carries a four-year term and an annual salary of £216,000.[7]
He retired from Police Scotland on 10 August 2023.
In November 2023 Livingstone took on the role of Officer in Overall Command of Operation Kenova,a series of historical investigations and reviews in relation to the Troubles in Northern Ireland after his predecessor,Jon Boutcher was made Chief Constable of the PSNI.
In August 2024,following the publication of the Operation Kenova interim report,Livingstone wrote to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,Hilary Benn,to raise concerns after previously undisclosed material was made available by MI5.
Sexual misconduct allegations
Livingstone was suspended and demoted in 2003 after an allegation of sexual misconduct after an event at Tulliallan Policing College three years earlier,but was cleared following an internal misconduct hearing[14][9] and later reinstated to his previous role as Superintendent (the youngest officer of that rank in Scotland at the time) following an appeal.[4]
Livingstone acknowledged he had acted inappropriately by falling asleep in the woman's room,although he was cleared of any sexual misconduct. He told the BBC earlier that he had too much to drink at a social event at the college,and had fallen asleep "in the wrong place",adding:"That was wrong,I shouldn't have done that".[15]
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