John Orr (police officer)
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Sir John Orr is the former Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police
between 1996 and 2001.
which occurred on 21 December 1988. This was the biggest single murder investigation in the history of Scottish Policing.
In 2001 Sir John was knighted by the Queen
for his services to Scottish Policing.
to provide a framework for legal protocols of marches and parades within Scotland.
Strathclyde Police
Strathclyde Police is the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West...
between 1996 and 2001.
Police career
John Orr first joined the Police as a Cadet in 1961 at Renfrew and Bute Constabulary. As Detective Chief Superintendent of Strathclyde Police, He was appointed Senior Investigating Officer of the Lockerbie Air DisasterPan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103 was Pan American World Airways' third daily scheduled transatlantic flight from London Heathrow Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport...
which occurred on 21 December 1988. This was the biggest single murder investigation in the history of Scottish Policing.
In 2001 Sir John was knighted by the Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
for his services to Scottish Policing.
After retirement
In 2001 he was appointed Chairman of Kilmarnock Football Club. In 2005 Sir John reported on his "Review of Marches and Parades in Scotland" which was to be formalised through the Scottish ParliamentScottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
to provide a framework for legal protocols of marches and parades within Scotland.
External links
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1092754.stm