Michael Vance
Biography
Michael Vance joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary in 2004, having previously served in the Royal Irish Regiment in the armed forces.
He has been a police officer since 1997, initially serving with the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Police Service of Northern Ireland Full Time Reserve.
During his career with the CNC he has worked at various Operational Policing Units as a member of the Tactical Response Group and has undertaken various tactical roles including Post Incident Manager and Operational Unit Commander at Dungeness.
As an experienced CNC senior leader, he has been the Divisional Commander for both the North and South Divisions.
As an accredited Strategic Firearms Commander, he has been responsible for armed protection of all designated nuclear sites across the UK. In his current role he is also responsible for domestic and international armed escorts of nuclear material. He took up the role of T/ACC Operations on 1 August 2023 and has previously served in the same role in 2021. He was substantively appointed to the role on 21 October 2024.
Assistant Chief Constable, Operations
The Assistant Chief Constable, Operations, is the chief officer on all operational deployments, armed or otherwise, at civil nuclear power stations in the UK. Responsibilities include:
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constabulary firearms lead on matters pertaining to the use of all weapons systems in the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) including the deployments of the strategic escort group
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chairs the CNC’s firearms standing committee
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strategic lead on intelligence and special branch