Meet Our Team
HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland
Craig Naylor was appointed His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland in March 2022. This is an independent appointment under Royal Warrant and confers wide ranging powers to look into the “state, effectiveness and efficiency” of both...
Assistant Inspector
Mark Hargreaves was appointed as Assistant Inspector within HMICS in September 2022.
Having joined Strathclyde Police in (July) 2000, Mark was posted to response policing in Maryhill in the North of Glasgow. In the early years of his police career he...
Lead Inspector
Tina Yule leads on strategy, planning, transformation, continuous improvement, corporate governance, management of corporate services, and supports custody, crime audit and call handling for HMICS. With over 37 years’ experience in corporate functions,...
Lead Inspector
Brian McInulty was appointed as Lead Inspector in October 2019. Brian has a strong background in policing, having joined Strathclyde Police in 1989. He has served in a variety of operational roles across Lanarkshire, Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire. As...
Lead Inspector
Ray was appointed as Lead Inspector in June 2020, having joined HMICS from the Care Inspectorate where he was a Strategic Inspector. Ray has worked in the inspection and scrutiny environment since 2013. As a Strategic Inspector, Ray managed the planning...
Lead Inspector
Annie was appointed Lead Inspector in June 2023. Her background is in applied social research, which she has conducted in the public, academic and voluntary sectors for over 17 years. Annie has been involved in inspection work of custodial settings and...
Lead Inspector
Maggie was appointed as a Lead Inspector in September 2022. Maggie has an extensive background in policing, having joined Tayside Police in 1991. She served in a variety of operational and detective roles across Tayside. Working with the National...
Lead Inspector
Jill was appointed to Lead Inspector in September 2022. Jill joined Fife Constabulary in 1991, following 8 years as a response officer she specialised in the area Domestic Abuse. During this time she worked closely with partners across public and the...
Improvement and Scrutiny Programme Coordinator
Rhona has a background of working in the criminal justice system, covering roles in a variety of disciplines, most notably operational and change management.
Rhona's role is to coordinate and project manage the production and delivery of the HMICS...
Inspection Support and Design Manager
Joanna Gardner fulfils the roles of; Design, inspection support, researcher, publications, website and Freedom of Information (FOI) management. Jo joined HMICS in March 2014.
Business Support Manager
Keri-Anne joined HMICS in June 2022 as Business Support Manager after working for 16 years within the civil service in a client-focused role. While in this role she completed her Accounting and Finance Degree through Abertay University.
Keri-Anne carries...
Support Inspector
Trisha Clark was seconded to HMICS as Support Inspector from Police Scotland in November 2022.
Throughout her policing career, Trisha has been heavily focussed in community based roles working to support young people, collaborating with partners in...
Associate Inspector - Corporate Communications and Media Liaison
With a background in journalism, Susan has wide and varied policing and media experience having joined the media department of Grampian Police in 2005. Moving to Lothian and Borders Police three years later, where she ultimately was head of department,...
Associate Inspectors
HMICS uses a cadre of ‘Associate Inspectors’ to augment HMICS inspection teams. Associates come from a range of backgrounds and have a variety of professional experience and skills which supplements the core team and provides additional capacity to carry...