HM Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland: Bill Skelly, MBA
Bill Skelly (42) became HM Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland in April 2009. He is seconded from 
Lothian and Borders Police where he was appointed temporary Deputy Chief Constable in August 2008, having previously been the Assistant Chief Constable (Crime and Operational Support). After joining Lothian and Borders in 1990 he held various plain clothes and uniformed roles across the force and beyond including a period with Audit Scotland. During this time he also completed an MBA.
Bill successfully completed the Strategic Command Course at Bramshill in 2004 and graduated from Cambridge with a Diploma in Applied Criminology.
In 2005, he was seconded to New Scotland Yard leading the Immigration Crime Team within the Covert Policing Branch of the Metropolitan Police, followed by nine months in charge of the operational strands of the UK campaign targeting criminals involved in the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation. His work in this area was recognised by the award of his second Chief Constable's commendation.
On his return to Lothian and Borders, Bill led on a number of national policing issues including Liquor Licensing, CBRN, Public Protection and Ports Policing.
Bill is the chair of Police Sport UK Volleyball Section and in January 2009 reached the personal milestone of playing in a European match, as a member of the Great Britain Police Team competing against Finland. He grew up in the small Angus village of Auchterhouse, was educated locally at Newtyle and Harris Academy and went on to read Mathematics and Physics at Edinburgh University.
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