Mike Veale
British police officer (born 1966)
Michael Veale was the Chief Constable of Cleveland Police in northeast England until his resignation in January 2019. From 2015 until 2018 he was Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police, the force responsible for policing Wiltshire and Swindon in the southwest of England. He came to national prominence in 2017 when Wiltshire Police presented the findings of its investigation into alleged sexual abuse by former prime minister Edward Heath.
Life and career
Veale was born in 1966 and grew up in Midsomer Norton and Chilcompton, Somerset. He began his policing career as a police cadet aged 16, before joining Avon and Somerset Constabulary as a constable in 1984. He served in Bristol and Somerset before being promoted to Detective Superintendent and transferring to Wiltshire Police, where he was promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent as Head of CID. In 2009, Veale was appointed Temporary Assistant Chief Constable and then took up the post of divisional commander. He became Deputy Chief Constable in March 2013 and Chief Constable on 1 June 2015.
Angus Macpherson, the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner, decided not to renew Veale's contract which had been due to expire in June 2018. In January 2018, Veale was appointed Chief Constable of Cleveland Police.
Veale said budget cuts prevented Cleveland Police from providing an effective service for the public.
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