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John Paterson was appointed to HMICS as a Lead Inspector in August 2024.
John has extensive policing experience having first joined Strathclyde Police in 1995, before transferring to the Police Service of Scotland in 2013. Throughout his career he has undertaken a wide range of operational and specialist roles; working closely with national and international police forces, law enforcement agencies and the Scottish and UK governments to develop national strategies to tackle organised crime, terrorism and corruption in public service.
As a consequence of his time in law enforcement, and as a senior public sector leader, John has extensive experience of working collaboratively with government departments, police forces, law enforcement and other public and private sector partners across the UK.