Assistant Chief Constable John Geates

Assistant Chief Constable Geates started off his career in 1981 in Ayrshire.  He subsequently worked in Glasgow Divisions in uniform and CID, has been attached to the Serious Crime Squad and was Head of Strathclyde Police’s Surveillance Unit.

In 1998, he was appointed Detective Superintendent and given responsibility for the investigation of serious/major crime, strategic CID management functions and policy making responsibilities, together with territorial accountability.

Since then Mr. Geates has been Deputy Divisional Commander within the Maryhill Division in Glasgow, has introduced a Professional Standards unit into Strathclyde Police and also served as Head of Corporate Planning and Development.

In 2004 Mr Geates headed a joint external review team who conducted an investigation into Fife Constabulary and Fife Councils Management of a non registered sex offender who had murdered a 16 year old girl. Their report, which contained 20 strategic change recommendations, was fully endorsed by the Scottish Executive.

In August 2005 he was appointed head of the Engaging Criminality review Team, where he led a review of the work of the CID within Strathclyde Police.

In January 2006, he headed a reinvestigation into the Nat Fraser murder enquiry and subsequently reported the findings to the Lord Advocate for Scotland.

He was appointed as Deputy Director of the Scottish Police College which took effect from Monday 12th June, 2006 and on 21 August 2007 took up the post of Director.

In the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours Mr Geates was awarded the Queens Police Medal for his work to the Police Service.

Mr Geates is married and lives with his wife and two children. His hobbies are spending quality time with his family, watching football, and keeping fit.