David Neal (British Army officer)

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David Neal
David Neal Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.jpg
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Assumed office
22 March 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDavid Bolt
Personal details
Alma materRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst, Bangor University, Cranfield University
Military service
Allegiance UK
Commands1st Military Police Brigade

David Neal is the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. He was appointed by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, in succession to David Bolt who left the post in March 2021.[1]

Military career[]

David Neal graduated from Bangor University with a BA in English Literature in 1993. He attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on Commissioning Course 933 and was commissioned into the Royal Military Police on 20 September 1994.[2]

After service on exercise and operations across the world, on 22 July 2016, he was appointed by The Queen as the Provost Marshal (Army) and Commander of 1 Military Police Brigade in the rank of Brigadier.[3]

He accepted the Freedom of the City of Salisbury on behalf of the Royal Military Police on 14 June 2018.[4] This freedom was exercised by the Royal Military Police at Armed Forces Day on 29 June 2019.[5]

Blackstone Consultancy[]

After leaving the Army he was employed by London-based Blackstone Consultancy as Strategic Security Advisor[6] He was a finalist in the UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) 2021 nominated as Outstanding Security Consultant.[7]

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI)[]

David Neal is the third individual appointed to the post of Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. The ICIBI is an independent monitoring body that reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of the immigration, asylum, nationality and customs functions carried out by the Home Secretary, officials and others on her behalf.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration appointed". 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "No. 53794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 September 1994. p. 13205.
  3. ^ "Appointment of Provost Marshal (Army)". 21 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Salisbury Journal - Freedom of the City for Royal Military Police". 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-05-27.
  5. ^ "Salisbury Journal - More than 40k celebrate Armed Forces Day weekend". 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-05-27.
  6. ^ "Blackstone Consultancy". Blackstone Consultancy.
  7. ^ "Finalists for the 2021 UK OSPAs announced". 6 January 2021.
  8. ^ "UK Borders Act 2007". 2007-10-30. Archived from the original on 2010-12-24.
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