Stephen House
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Stephen House QPM
(born 1957, Glasgow
) is the current Chief Constable
of Strathclyde Police
.
He was appointed in 2007 and joined the force in the November of that year, replacing retiring Chief Constable, Sir Willie Rae
.
Prior to joining Strathclyde Police
, Stephen was an officer with Metropolitan Police
, during which time he held top posts including: Assistant Commissioner and was the Commander of the Specialist Crime Directorate. Before that he was an Assistant Chief Constable at Staffordshire Police.
His time in Strathclyde has seen a substantial rise in officer numbers and a marked decrease in crime - most notably violent crime.
Stephen House is a member of the Joint Action Group on football which was established after he called on the First Minister of Scotland to host a football summit in March 2011. The summit was held following a number of high profile incidents at Old Firm football games and a steady increase in incidents of crime and anti social behaviour taking place across the Force area on days in which Old Firm games were taking place.
Stephen House has applied to become the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
.
Queen's Police Medal
The Queen's Police Medal is awarded to police officers in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for gallantry or distinguished service. Recipients may use the post-nominal letters "QPM", although the right to use these was only granted officially on 20 July 1969...
(born 1957, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
) is the current Chief Constable
Chief Constable
Chief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
of Strathclyde Police
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...
.
He was appointed in 2007 and joined the force in the November of that year, replacing retiring Chief Constable, Sir Willie Rae
Willie Rae
Sir William "Willie" Rae, QPM, is the former Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police, the largest police force in Scotland. Sir William is married and has two grown up sons. In recognition of his achievements Rae was awarded a knighthood by the Queen, in 2005....
.
Prior to joining Strathclyde Police
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...
, Stephen was an officer with Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan police
Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
, during which time he held top posts including: Assistant Commissioner and was the Commander of the Specialist Crime Directorate. Before that he was an Assistant Chief Constable at Staffordshire Police.
His time in Strathclyde has seen a substantial rise in officer numbers and a marked decrease in crime - most notably violent crime.
Stephen House is a member of the Joint Action Group on football which was established after he called on the First Minister of Scotland to host a football summit in March 2011. The summit was held following a number of high profile incidents at Old Firm football games and a steady increase in incidents of crime and anti social behaviour taking place across the Force area on days in which Old Firm games were taking place.
Stephen House has applied to become the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service, classing the holder as a chief police officer...
.