Jim Gamble

James "Jim" Gamble QPM is a senior British Police officer from Bangor in Northern Ireland.[1] He is the former chief executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), a police unit affiliated to the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in the United Kingdom. He resigned in October 2010 after the Home Secretary Theresa May's decision to merge CEOP with SOCA and other bodies into a new National Crime Agency. Mr Gamble wanted CEOP to remain independent.[2]

Earlier in his career he was head of the Northern Ireland anti-terrorist intelligence unit in Belfast, then Deputy Director General (with the rank of Deputy Chief Constable) of the National Crime Squad, which in April 2006, merged into the Serious Organised Crime Agency. He was also the head of the Belfast Region of the RUC's Special Branch.[3]

Gamble led the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) fight against child sex abuse. He also presided over the controversial Operation Ore. He led the work to set up the National Crime Squad's specialist response cell – the Paedophile and Online Investigation Team (POLIT). He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the New Year Honours 2008.[4]

Gamble was among six candidates shortlisted to succeed Sir Hugh Orde as Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable. The post was vacated by Orde in late 2009.[1] Also in the running were Bernard Hogan-Howe, then chief constable of Merseyside; Jon Stoddart, chief constable of Durham; Paul West, chief constable of West Mercia; and Matt Baggott, chief constable of Leicestershire who was the successful candidate.[1]

Jim Gamble was recently linked to media organisation Police Hour.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Police chief shortlist revealed", BBC News, 3 July 2000. Accessed 2009-06-03.
  2. ↑ Israel, Simon (4 October 2010). "Online child protection boss Jim Gamble quits". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Crime agency block 'will hamper policing'". BBC News Online. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  4. ↑ The Independent: "Gamble, James, Assistant ch Constable, Serious Organised Crime Agency".


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