| Howard began his policing career in North Wales after graduating with a degree in Law LLB (Hons). He rose to the rank of Chief Superintendent and in 1999 was selected as Staff Officer to HM Inspector of Constabulary.
In 2001, he qualified to be a Chief Police Officer and was selected as an Assistant Chief Constable in Nottinghamshire, where, initially, he was responsible for Operations, including the investigation of major crime. He has worked extensively combating the supply of class A drugs in Nottinghamshire and played a strong part in developing, with other agencies, the innovative Sherwood Project. This combines agencies to work together in teams to tackle drug fuelled offending. It has a strong emphasis on diverting offenders at an early stage into treatment and away from crime.
Selected as Deputy Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police in 2003 he has been an active member of the ACPO Drugs Committee, holding the portfolio for Drug Treatment and Education and now the Performance Indicators Portfolio. Howard became the CommitteeÅfs Vice Chair in 2005. He is also a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
|
download transcription
|
