Stephen Martin
Biography
Stephen Martin joined the Civil Nuclear Constabulary as Deputy Chief Constable on 9 May 2022. He had previously been a police officer in Northern Ireland for nearly 34 years, retiring as the T/Deputy Chief Constable in January 2020 when he was responsible for corporate governance, professional standards, organisational change and performance. Having held three separate ACC portfolios, Stephen was variously responsible for: front line uniform and detective policing; protective services; serious and organised crime; intelligence and specialist operations; as well as a range of other operational and support policy areas.
Amongst his interests outside of policing he is the non-executive Chair of the Irish Football Association, and also sits on the Prince’s Trust Northern Ireland advisory committee. Stephen is a Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors and also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Stephen was awarded the QPM in 2013 and the OBE in 2018.
Deputy Chief Constable
The Deputy Chief Constable of the CNC is responsible to the Chief Constable for developing and maintaining the capacity and capability of the CNC to deliver its mission, and:
- to develop operational policy and practice to national standards
- to maintaining operational interoperability with Home Office police forces and other agencies
- to recruit, retain and develop a capable workforce with the right values, leadership and skills
- to deputise for the Chief Constable