Shaun Sawyer QPM was the chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police until 2022, having been appointed in February 2013 to succeed Stephen Otter.
[3] His Metropolitan Police roles included being in charge of their investigation into the 1999 Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, and being head of counter-terrorism.
[2] He is the National Police Chiefs' Council's lead officer for modern slavery.
The force admitted liability and paid compensation and costs running to six figures (pounds sterling), but refused a request from the victim for a meeting with and apology from Sawyer.
[3] Sawyer was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2019 New Years Honours List.