Senior Grampian Officer Awarded Queen's Police Medal
Monday, 13 June, 2011
The Deputy Chief Constable of Grampian Police is set to receive a prestigious policing award from the Queen in recognition of his 25 year service in Policing.
John McNab has been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list with the Queen's Police Medal.
Speaking after hearing the news, John said: "I am genuinely honoured to be receiving such an award. Policing is about teamwork and this award is as much a testament to the hard work of those I have worked with over the last 25 years, as it is to me."
Congratulating his deputy on the honour, Chief Constable Colin McKerracher said: "The Queen's Police Medal is prestigious award that isn't given out lightly. I am absolutely delighted for John who has truly earned this recognition through years of dedicated, exceptional service. His contribution to Grampian Police and Scottish Policing in general has been outstanding."
Born in Kirkcaldy, John joined Fife Constabulary in 1986, after he graduated from Heriot-Watt University with a degree in Town and Country Planning. He began his career in central Fife and served in a variety of posts while rising through the ranks, including Traffic, CID and Uniform Beat Patrol, before being promoted to Superintendent at Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary(HMIC).
He returned to Fife in September 2002, and continued to rise though the ranks until he was temporarily promoted to Assistant Chief Constable. When this role concluded he became Head of Operational Support.
In July 2005, John took up the post of Assistant Chief Constable at Grampian Police, a role he held until May 2007, when he was temporarily promoted to Deputy Chief Constable.
This appointment became permanent in October 2007.
As Deputy Chief Constable, he is responsible for Development and Governance, Corporate Communications, Professional Standards, Executive Support and Legal Services.
At a national level, John holds a number of national ACPOS portfolio groups, including Chair of the Professional Standards Business Area; Chair of the National Custody Project and Chair of the Policies and Standards Sub Group under the Performance Management Business Area.
As Chair of the ACPOS Professional Standards Business Area, he has driven forward a review of the current Police (Conduct) (Scotland) Regulations 1996. The remit of this work is to produce proposals for a modernised police complaints handling and misconduct procedures, which will be fair, flexible, proportionate and cost effective.
Mr McNab is 53, married to Jane and outside of work has a wide variety of sporting and leisure interests.
