Giles York - Deputy Chief Constable Sussex Police

Giles York has joined Sussex Police - Monday 9 June 2008 as Deputy Chief Constable.

Mr York , aged 41, joins Sussex from South Wales Police where he was Assistant Chief Constable (Crime and Operations). He started his career in his native Kent in 1990 and has served as Area Commander of Medway and as Head of Special Branch at Kent Police with responsibility for the policing of the Channel Tunnel and the Kent ports. He has also worked in the office of the National Co-ordinator of Special Branch.

Married with two daughters and one son, aged between six and 11, Mr York's interests include photography and 'armchair rugby'.