New area commander takes up post in Shetland
An officer with a career spanning a variety of operational and specialist roles has been appointed as the new area commander for Shetland.
Chief Inspector Stuart Clemenson took up the post in the islands from Thursday, 20 January.
His 25 year policing career so far began in Glasgow North and East Dunbartonshire in the late 1990s, followed by six years working in road policing in Glasgow and Lanarkshire.
He returned to Glasgow in 2007 to police the one square mile of Glasgow city centre, followed by a spell as lead planner for a number of major events in the city.
During this team he was also involved with the police mountain rescue team, covering the rural and island communities of the west of Scotland.
He was involved in the inaugural project team set up for the creation of Police Scotland where he witnessed first-hand the environmental and geographical challenges faced by the new single police service
He was promoted to sergeant, working in Lanarkshire and on national projects before promotion again to inspector in 2015.
Initially he worked in Glasgow before being recruited as a staff officer to the Police Scotland executive. He has subsequently served on a number of national protects and as part of the planning team for the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
Chief Inspector Clemenson said: “With 25 years policing experience across a variety of operational, specialist and project management roles, my goal has always been focused on delivering the best possible service to the communities of Scotland and to improve the safety and wellbeing of people, places and communities, focusing on keeping people safe in line with our values of integrity, fairness and respect.
“I am delighted to have been successful in the application process to be the new area commander of Shetland and look forward to displaying all my knowledge, skills and operational experience to ensure I remain responsive, accountable and tailored to meet local needs of the local communities of Shetland.”
