New assistant chief constable appointed (From This Is Wiltshire)

New assistant chief constable appointed

10:09am Friday 25th April 2008 in

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"An essential element of successful policing is in identifying the importance of our communities and the people who live within them, listening to them, and putting their views at the heart of our service."

These are the words of Julie Clayton, who has been appointed as Assistant Chief Constable of the Wiltshire Police, following a successful 25 year career with the Cheshire Constabulary.

Following her appointment, Mr. Christopher Hoare, Chairman of the Police Authority said, " Julia Clayton has outstanding experience as a Chief Superintendent in Cheshire, and has wide experience of both local and national issues, having been seconded to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Home Office. We are confident that she will make a similarly outstanding contribution to the policing service in Wiltshire in this additional Assistant Chief Constable position."

Julie joined Cheshire in 1983, being stationed at Warrington, and after 5 years was promoted to Sergeant at Ellesmere Port; a further 5 years passed before she was promoted to Inspector, being posted to Chester. A secondment to the Audit Commission followed in 1998 as a temporary Chief Inspector, where she conducted a review of best value in local Government.

Returning to her home force in 2000 as a substantive chief Inspector, she headed her force's ICT Department, and in 2002 Julie was promoted to Superintendent at Cheshire police headquarters, where she headed the Learning & Development department. In 2004 she returned to Warrington as the BCU commander, and in 2005 she was seconded to Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, conducting a national review of Protective Services, including Wiltshire. An attachment to the Home Office, focusing on Police reform and restructuring followed, before returning to Cheshire as Chief Superintendent, focusing on operational matters, where she has been serving until the present time.

In a varied career, Julie has had active interest in national portfolios involving diversity issues, and has also led a review of Police leadership.

Whilst at the Home Office, she undertook the training of Human Rights consultants, and that role included a visit to Latvia. Additionally she had worked for the Council of Europe, conducting presentations on improving police performance, to European Union accession countries.

Educationally, Julie Clayton has gained a BA(Hons) degree in Economics and Social History, and a Masters degree in Economics, both being gained from Manchester University.