The first woman chief constable of Police Scotland has been appointed.
Jo Farrell, chief constable of Durham Constabulary, will succeed Sir Iain Livingstone, who retires in August.
“Jo is the first women to be appointed to this role. As the force marks its 10th anniversary year, she has shown she has the skills needed to lead the service into the next decade and meet the challenges ahead.rates overall are at record low levels and we have a service that is unique in the UK with an embedded human rights focus.
Ms Farrell and Police Scotland's deputy chief constable Malcolm Graham were the only two applicants for the £232,000 a year job. The final interviews are understood to have taken place this week and were conducted by a panel from the SPA. Ms Farrell later argued the 'Beergate' probe was necessary to maintain public confidence in policing and the decision to investigate was taken because of the 'weight of material' passed to the force.
Last month he sensationally made the announcement in his final statement to the SPA that his force was"institutional racist".
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