Tim Brain
Dr Timothy Brain QPM, BA, PhD, FRSA (born 1954), has been the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire since 2001, having also served as Assistant Chief Constable for the same Force since 1998. 'Tim' Brain graduated BA in History from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1975, MA in 1978 and PhD in 1983. He also captained the Univerity's team in University Challenge.
In 1978 Dr Brain joined the Avon and Somerset Constabulary on the grduate-entry 'fast-track scheme. With this Police Force Dr Brain was promoted from Constable to Chief Inspector before transferring to Hampshire Constabulary as Superintendent]]. In 1994 he became Assistant Chief Constable in the West Midlands Police where he was responsible initially for Community Affairs and later for Operations. He was personally responsible for the policing of Euro '96, various counter terrorist operations, and the extensive reorganisation of the West Midlands Police Force in 1997. In 1998 he was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable of Gloucestershire. [1]
Dr Brain has been a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) since 1994 and is now one of the most senior Chief Constables in the UK. He is the Association's spokesperson on Prostitution and related vice matters. He took a leading role in forming the Government's policy on child prostitution in 1998 and creating ACPO's own prostitution strategy in 2004. He is also the Chair of the Chief Police Officers' Staff Association (CPOSA).[2]
Dr Brain has written extensively on various police matters, and is a frequent speaker at conferences on a wide range of police subjects. He is a member of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth advisory boards to the Department of History and Welsh History, and the School of Management and Business Studies. He was appointed Visiting Professor in Police Studies within the Faculty of Arts and Human Studies at London South Bank University in 2006.
Dr Brain was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2002 Birthday Honours, and he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA) in 2004. Dr Brain came to national attention during the severe flooding In Gloucestershire in July 2007 when he was freqently interviewed in the national media.[3]
His interests include history, music [4] and rugby union. He is chair of the British Police Symphony Orchestra and British Police Rugby.
Dr Brain is married with one son.