Wiltshire's chief constable moves to border force role (From Wiltshire Times)

Wiltshire's chief constable moves to border force role

4:53pm Monday 20th February 2012 in Wiltshire By Gary Lawrence

Wiltshire's Chief Constable Brian Moore is to become head of the new UK Border Force.

Mr Moore is being seconded to the new force to establish it as a new entity, separate from its former host, the troubled UK Border Agency.

As his contract with Wiltshire Police Authority expires in December it will effectively conclude his tenure as Chief Constable. Deputy Chief Constable Patrick Geenty step in as acting chief until a replacement for Mr Moore is appointed by Wiltshire’s first Police and Crime Commissioner.

The new commissioner will be elected on November 15 for a four-year term.

They will take over responsibility for policing in Wiltshire and Swindon on November 22nd and one of their first jobs will be to appoint a new chief constable.

WPA chairman Christopher Hoare, said: “We are supporting this secondment of Brian Moore to the UK Border Force where he will be engaged in work of national importance. We are sure he will make an invaluable contribution, and felt that his skills and experience should be made available in the national interest. Brian became Wiltshire’s Chief Constable in January 2008 and under his leadership Wiltshire has become the safest county in England and Wales. We know he will be greatly missed by the public, Wiltshire Police and our partners. WPA recognises, and is very grateful for, Brian’s outstanding contribution to the policing of Wiltshire and Swindon.”