Senior officers
Meet the Chief Constable and the other senior officers who lead North Yorkshire Police.
North Yorkshire Police is the largest single county force in England, covering an area of 3,200 square miles, policing a population of 788,844 people (mid-2007 census), with 6,000 miles of road.
Led by a Chief Constable and a Strategic Leadership Team, North Yorkshire Police employs 1,455 police officers and 1,013 police staff (August 2011).
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Temporary Chief Constable Tim Madgwick
Tim Madgwick joined North Yorkshire Police in 1988 at the age of thirty, after careers in both education and private business. He served in York as a Constable, Sergeant and Inspector. In this latter role he was in charge of the City Centre and played a significant role in North Yorkshire Police's response to the major flooding that affected the city in 2000.
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Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Sue Cross
Sue Cross was appointed Temporary Deputy Chief Constable in May 2012, after originally transfering to the force from Cleveland Police in 2006.
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Assistant Chief Constable Iain Spittal
Iain joined North Yorkshire Police in September 1986. He undertook his probationary period as a constable on the beat in Ryedale. At three years' service he transferred to road policing duties where he qualified as an advanced car driver and motorcyclist.
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Chief Finance Officer Joanna Carter
Joanna Carter joined North Yorkshire Police in September 2005 as Director of Finance. From 2007 to November 2011 she held the position of Chief Finance Officer which incorporated the roles of Treasurer of the North Yorkshire Police Authority and force Chief Officer. She was the only person in the country to hold the dual role.
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- Strategic Leadership Team expenses
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