Humberside Police Deputy Chief Constable To Retire

Deputy Chief Constable David Griffin is leaving Humberside Police on Friday May 29 when he retires after 30 years’ service.

DCC David Griffin started with Humberside Police as a police officer in 1985 at Beverley and then he was promoted to Sergeant and was based in Hull at Tower Grange. He progressed through the ranks in Criminal Investigation.

Within just eight years he had been promoted to Superintendent and was Divisional Commander for Scunthorpe in 1994. This progression through the ranks remains as a national record time for an officer to make it to Superintendent rank.

In 2001 he went to Cheshire Constabulary where he spent four years as Acting Chief Constable before returning to his beloved Humberside Police in 2005 as DCC where he remained until today.

In 1998 he was seconded as a Police Advisor to the Independent Commission for Policing in Northern Ireland working for Chris Patten and his team as part of the Good Friday agreement to forge the ground breaking report which created the PSNI.

DCC Griffin said: “I always had the ambition to be the first home grown Chief in Humberside but was pipped at the post by Mrs Curran in 2013 but I am very proud to have been Deputy in this force for almost 10 years.

“I am proud of the work that I have been involved in. Colleagues told me I must be mad to move back to Humberside in 2005 when the force was in special measures but I knew the men and women I had worked alongside would be able to pull the force in the right direction and they did in great style. It was a great moment to escort the Police Standards Unit off the premises for the last time in 2008. I also remember the 2007 floods – (I was the second to last person out of HQ just before, the then Chief Constable, Tim Hollis and we could have done with a boat!)

“I want to take this opportunity to say how impressed and inspired I have been by all who work for Humberside Police, especially at these challenging times. It’s going to get harder for many and I know many are concerned that the Force may struggle to give the public the police service they deserve but I am confident this can be achieved, despite the challenges faced.”

The DCC leaves feeling very proud and ready to face his new adventures starting with writing a book about his days on the beat in Beverley and Hull. He also plans to spend more time on his motorcycle. He will continue working with the Chief Police Officer’s Staff Association providing support for Chief Officers subject to misconduct and criminal investigations which he has undertaken as a volunteer for the past six years. Sadly the need for this kind of support shows no sign of abating. He is also contemplating planting a vineyard to see if it is really possible to make sparkling wine in Yorkshire.