John MacInnes Boyd (born

Oban Oban ( ; ' in Scottish Gaelic meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, th ...

, 14 October 1933) was

HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) is a public body of the Scottish Government and reports to the Scottish Parliament. It has statutory responsibility for the inspection of the effectiveness and efficiency of the po ...

from 1993 to 1996. He was with the

Paisley Burgh Police The Paisley Burgh Police was the police force responsible for the town of Paisley, Scotland until it was subsumed into the Strathclyde Police Strathclyde Police was the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyl ...

from 1956 to 1967, the Renfrew and Bute Constabulary from 1967 to 1975 and

Strathclyde Police Strathclyde Police was the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshir ...

from 1975 to 1984. He was Chief Constable of

Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland until 1 April 2013. The police force was formed in 1948 as an amalgamation of the police forces of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshi ...

from 1984 to 1989, and President of

ACPO The Association of Chief Police Officers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (ACPO) was a not-for-profit private limited company that for many years led the development of policing practices in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Established ...

from 1988 to 1989. He joined

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) is a public body of the Scottish Government and reports to the Scottish Parliament. It has statutory responsibility for the inspection of the effectiveness and efficiency of the po ...

in 1989 and four years later became its head.

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People from Oban Scottish police officers Chief Inspectors of Constabulary (Scotland) Law enforcement in Scotland 1933 births Living people Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Scottish recipients of the Queen's Police Medal People educated at Oban High School British Chief Constables category:Officers in Scottish police forces {{UK-law-enforcement-bio-stub