Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
References
Timeline
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Graham Binnie

Errol

Summary

I am an experienced, trusted and innovative leader. A strong communicator and influencer, I have considerable experience of successful collaboration across law enforcement and public health, public protection, community planning and resilience partnerships. I am comfortable working in uncertain, dynamic and complex environments delivering projects and managing critical incidents. I am a strong advocate of looking after the people around me, and by encouraging equal contributions I encourage the projection of confidence, safety and protection within a team.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Various roles

Police Service of Scotland and Tayside Police
12.1996 - 01.2025

Roles

· Programme Director, Digital Evidence Sharing Capability (DESC) – seconded – Scottish Government

· Superintendent, Performance and Partnerships, Tayside Division

· Chief Inspector – Support and Service Delivery, Tayside Division

· Local Area Commander, Perth and Kinross Policing Area

· Detective Chief Inspector, Head of Public Protection, Tayside Division

· Detective Chief Inspector, Head of CID, Tayside Division

· Detective Inspector, Public Protection Investigations and Partnerships, Tayside Division

· Detective Inspector, Head of Fraud Branch and CID/PPU support, Tayside Police

· Detective Inspector, CID Angus

· Detective Sergeant, Public Protection Unit, Perth and Kinross

· Detective Sergeant, CID, Perth and Kinross

· Sergeant, Response supervisor Dundee and Perth and Kinross

· Various Constable roles in Dundee

Specific experience in roles

· Extensive investigative experience in a wide variety of crime types including Public Protection and Serious and Organised Crime

· Extensive partnership working experience, particularly within Public Protection, locally and nationally.

· Experience in the delivery of national Criminal Justice Transformation Programmes.

· Significant experience at the intersection of Law Enforcement and Public Health in operational, training and partnerships roles.

· Command experience in high risk and critical incidents.

· Experience of people and conflict management including absence management, grievance investigations and misconduct.

· Divisional experience in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, values and culture and safe recruitment.

· Divisional and project experience in communications, public confidence and engagement.

Other work carried out in policing.

· Member and vice-chair of Child Protection, Adult Protection, Drugs and Alcohol, MAPPA and Community Planning Partnerships across Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross.

· Director and Safeguarding lead for Tayside Regional Improvement Collaborative.

· Support to national policy design in areas such as child interview procedures and child sexual exploitation.

· Regular speaking support for academia and national and international conferences in Public Protection, Criminal Justice, Public Health and online safety.

· Investment and involvement in cross partnership leadership training with Columba 1400 and Health Improvement Scotland.

· Significant experience of Care Inspectorate, HMIE and HMICS led inspections.

· Regular member of review groups for Learning reviews, Initial and Significant Case Reviews following death and significant injury to children and vulnerable adults.

· Involvement in Digital Change projects and an understanding of Data Security/Data Protection risks and challenges.

· Active professional mentor.

Claims, Loss Adjusting and new business

Sedgwick Insurance Brokers
11.1994 - 12.1996

Trainee Manager

Norwich Union Insurance
06.1991 - 11.1994

Education

Business

University of Strathclyde
Glasgow
09.1990 - 05.1991

Morrisons Academy
Crieff
08.1984 - 06.1990

Skills

Strong communication skills, able to effectively share message with and inspire others in variety of ways

Strong emotional awareness, understanding own emotions and those of others, enhancing ways of working together

Diplomacy, allowing the building of professional and long-lasting relationships

Open-mindedness, inquisitive and non-judgemental, allowing the opinions of others to be valued in diverse and complex environments

Critical decision making and critical incident management within complex operational scenarios and when tackling longer-term wicked issues

Ability to identify conflict, acknowledge differences and build consensus

Ability to collaborate across local, national and international organisations, building trust and accountability

Application of professional expertise, tools and strategies to help the deliver of projects within scale, time and scope

Ability to employ a range of leadership styles to inspire and engage people dependent on the requirements of the situation

Affiliations

  • • Sport – rugby, golf, cricket • Coaching and Sports Development • UKCC Level 2 rugby coach • UKCC Strength and Conditioning Coach • Head of Development – Perthshire Rugby (current) • Trustee, Perthshire Community Rugby Trust (current) • Head coach and support coach to junior and senior teams of all ages, male and female. • Coach, Scottish Rugby Union – Player Development Hubs, boys and girls U15 to U18 • Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport trained – Coach and Board/Committee specific training. • Current PVG holder for Perthshire Rugby and Scottish Rugby. • Research interests – sports development, leadership, collaborative working and anything people related.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Various roles

Police Service of Scotland and Tayside Police
12.1996 - 01.2025

Claims, Loss Adjusting and new business

Sedgwick Insurance Brokers
11.1994 - 12.1996

Trainee Manager

Norwich Union Insurance
06.1991 - 11.1994

Business

University of Strathclyde
09.1990 - 05.1991

Morrisons Academy
08.1984 - 06.1990
Graham Binnie