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ACC Stuart Donald QPM

Stuart Donald has strong links with the people of the Humberside Police area having grown up in Scunthorpe and joined Humberside Police in 1985. He spent the early years of his service working as a detective in Hull and specialist in the Force Drug Squad. He has been commended four times.

During his career he has gained a degree in Social Science and a Masters degree in Criminology from the University of Hull.

He was promoted to Superintendent in 1999 and has held operational command roles in each of the four police divisions of Humberside Police. He has also commanded the Traffic and Training Units. After working regionally to improve protective services collaborative arrangements, in 2006 he was appointed Divisional Commander with responsibility for policing North Lincolnshire.

In 2007 Stuart attended the Police Strategic Command Course at Bramshill. In May 2008 he took up the post of Assistant Chief Constable in Humberside Police, assuming responsibility for operational policing.

He is a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers Roads Policing business area and is responsible for national roads issues during the 2012 Olympics, he also leads on road haulage issues. Stuart introduced the Policing Pledge across the country and now, as a member of the Local Policing and Partnerships business area, is the national lead for Neighbourhood Policing.

He was awarded the Queens Police Medal for distinguished service in the 2011 Queens Birthday Honours list.