Gary Sutherland Deputy Chief Constable Northern Constabulary

Adam Garry Sutherland was born and raised in Caithness and joined Northern Constabulary in 1981 following a short time as a Police Cadet.

He worked on uniformed operational duties in a variety of town and rural postings until he was selected for the Accelerated Promotion Programme in 1990.

He has since risen through the ranks, which have included Chief Inspector in 1997 and also Superintendent within the Performance Service Unit the following year.