Patrick Tomkins QPM was appointed HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland[1][2][3] by Royal Warrant in March 2007 and retired from the post in April 2009.
[4] He was formerly the Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police, which he joined in 2002 and was succeeded by David Strang.
He served as Commander (Crime) for the then 1 Area (Central), where he led a multi-force search for the serial rapist Richard Baker,[5] and was the day shift Gold commander for the policing of the occupation of the Greek Embassy[6] in London in 1999.
In 1999 he was seconded to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (England and Wales) as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner.
He was educated at Hastings Grammar School[7] and King's College London where he took First Class Honours in History.