The Director General of the National Crime Agency is the head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the United Kingdom, and as such is responsible for the overall management of the NCA. The Director General is appointed by, and reports to, the Home Secretary, but is not directly part of the Home Office. The Director General is appointed on a five-year term basis, though this can be renewed (for another five-year term) or extended (for any period less than five years) at the Home Secretary's discretion. The Home Secretary's power to select and appoint the Director General, and determine the terms and conditions of their appointment, is provided by the Crime and Courts Act 2013.
As the Director General is in charge of a national agency with jurisdiction and investigative powers across the entire country, this post is considered to be the most senior police role in the United Kingdom, outranking the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, as the Director General has the power to direct any chief constables and commissioners. The Director General is supported by three Deputy Directors General, in charge of Operations, Capabilities, and Economic Crime.
The incumbent role holder is Graeme Biggar, who was appointed following the medical retirement of Lynne Owens.
NCA Directors General #PictureNameTerm beganTerm endedLengthPrior postHome SecretaryRef 1 Keith Bristow 7 October 2013 3 January 2016 Chief Constable of Warwickshire PoliceTheresa May 2 Dame Lynne Owens 4 January 20164 October 2021Chief Constable of Surrey PoliceAmber RuddSajid JavidPriti Patel– Graeme Biggar (interim)5 October 202111 August 2022Director General of the National Economic Crime Centre3 Graeme Biggar12 August 2022IncumbentInterim Director General of the National Crime Agency (Concurrent Director General of the National Economic Crime Centre)Suella BravermanGrant ShappsSuella BravermanJames CleverlyYvette CooperShabana Mahmood
See also
Director General of MI5 Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
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