David Neal (army)

David Neal is the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. He was appointed by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, in succession to David Bolt who left the post in March 2021.[1]

David Neal
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Assumed office
22 March 2021
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDavid Bolt
Personal details
Born11 July 1969
Alma materRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst, Bangor University, Cranfield University
Military service
Allegiance UK
Commands1st Military Police Brigade,

3rd Regiment Royal Military Police,

156 Provost Company Royal Military Police,

David Neal graduated from Bangor University with a BA in English Literature in 1993. He attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on Commissioning Course 933 and was commissioned into the Royal Military Police on 20 September 1994.[2]

He attended Advanced Command and Staff Course Number 6 at the Joint Services Command and Staff College matriculating through Cranfield University for his Master’s degree with a dissertation covering the military involvement in the 1984/1985 Miners’ Strike. In 2011 he returned to the Joint Services Command and Staff College as an instructor and mentor on Advanced Command and Staff Courses 15 and 16, educating and developing UK and international students from the military and civil service, in preparation for their assumption of high rank.

He accepted the Freedom of the City of Salisbury on behalf of the Royal Military Police on 14 June 2018.[3] This freedom was exercised by the Royal Military Police at Armed Forces Day on 29 June 2019.[4] He retired from the Army on 22 October 2019.

He is a Chartered Security Professional (CSyP)[5] and Chartered Manager (CMgr).

He is a Freeman of the City of London,[6] Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals, [7] Fellow of the Security Institute (FSyI)[8] and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI)[9]

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI)

David Neal is the third individual appointed to the post of Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. The ICIBI is an independent monitoring body that reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of the immigration, asylum, nationality and customs functions carried out by the Home Secretary, officials and others on her behalf.[10]

Blackstone Consultancy

After leaving the Army he was employed by London-based Blackstone Consultancy as Strategic Security Advisor[11] He was a finalist in the UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) 2021 nominated as Outstanding Security Consultant.[12]

Army

After service on exercise and operations across the world, on 22 July 2016, he was appointed by HM The Queen as the Provost Marshal (Army) and Commander of 1 Military Police Brigade in the rank of Brigadier.[13]

He led the Royal Military Police through major reforms including the Service Justice System Review, and was responsible for Operation Northmoor, the Royal Military Police investigation into allegations of illegal killings by British troops in Afghanistan.

From 2015 to 2016 he was the senior Military Police and Gendarmerie officer in NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.

From 2012 to 2015 he was responsible for the assurance and inspection of the United Kingdom’s detention facilities across the world, including in Afghanistan and on Royal Navy ships.

References
  1. "New Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration appointed". 22 March 2021.
  2. "The London Gazette - SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 20 September 1994". 19 September 1994.
  3. "Salisbury Journal - Freedom of the City for Royal Military Police". 14 June 2018.
  4. "Salisbury Journal - More than 40k celebrate Armed Forces Day weekend". 1 July 2019.
  5. https://www.charteredsecurityprofessional.org
  6. https.www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
  7. https://wcosp.org
  8. https://security-institue.org
  9. https://www.managers.org.uk
  10. "UK Borders Act 2007". 2007-10-30.
  11. https://blackstoneconsultancy.com
  12. "Finalists for the 2021 UK OSPAs announced". 6 January 2021.
  13. "Appointment of Provost Marshal (Army)". 21 July 2016.
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