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Bobby Singleton (police officer)

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Northern Irish police officer

Bobby Singleton
Singleton in 2019
Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 November 2024
Preceded byChris Todd (temporary)
Mark Hamilton
Personal details
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
ProfessionPolice officer

Robert Singleton is a senior Northern Ireland police officer. He is currently Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland since November 2024.

Career

Singleton was one of the first recruits of the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2001 and has held a number of positions since joining.

In 2014, he was promoted and became responsible for the delivery of community policing across Belfast, then in 2016, he became head of the newly established Paramilitary Crime Task Force as a Detective Superintendent.

In 2019, he was promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent and became head of the Legacy Investigation Branch.

In 2021, the Northern Ireland Policing Board announced that Singleton had been appointed a temporary Assistant Chief Constable, becoming head of the Community Safety Department. He was made substantive in the role in January 2022.

On 18 November 2024, the Northern Ireland Policing Board selected Singleton as the new Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

References

  1. "Bobby Singleton appointed as PSNI Deputy Chief Constable". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 18 November 2024. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. "PSNI appoints Bobby Singleton as new deputy chief constable". BBC News. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. "PSNI: Bobby Singleton appointed Deputy Chief Constable". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. "Police Professional | PSNI appoints new deputy chief constable". Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. "Policing Board confirms new Service Executive Team Appointments". Northern Ireland Policing Board. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. "PSNI Deputy Chief Constable appointed". Northern Ireland Policing Board. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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