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Douglas Brand
OBE
Chief police adviser to the Ministry of the Interior, Iraq
In office
2003–2005
Personal details
Born
Douglas Brand

April 28, 1951
Watford, Hertfordshire[1]

Douglas Brand

OBE (born April 28, 1951)[2] is a British criminologist and retired police officer who was tasked with assisting with the establishment of the newly formed Iraqi Police in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[3]

Police career

Brand spent 34 years as a police officer, of which over 20 years were spent serving in the

deputy chief constable of South Yorkshire Police.[2][3]

Iraq

In October 2003, Brand was one of two British police officers sent to

officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2004 for his services in Iraq.[6]

On 11 June 2010, the Iraq Inquiry, a British independent inquiry, led by Sir John Chilcot, into the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath resumed, having recessed for the general election, and named Brand as one of the witnesses to whom the committee would be speaking.[7] In his evidence to the inquiry, Brand stated that British and American officials had overlooked policing requirements, calling the recruitment targets set for the Iraqi police "unrealistic given the chaotic situation in the country" and claiming that the police force never had a "proper foundation".[8]

Education

Brand combined his education while working full time. He earned his undergraduate degree from

Oxford University.[9]

Personal life

Brand is married with three children.[2] While in Iraq, Brand, 206 cm (6 feet 9 inches) tall, earned the nickname the "Tower of London" owing to his distinctive height.[5] Brand is currently working as the technical Advisor to the Inspector General of the National Police Service in Kenya.

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Baghdad bobby". The Guardian. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b "My Iraq: Douglas Brand". BBC News. BBC. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Baghdad mission for police chief". BBC News. BBC. 13 July 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  5. ^
    Ananda Publishers. Archived from the original
    on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  6. ^ "No. 57315". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2004. p. 23.
  7. ^ "Lord Prescott among witnesses as Iraq inquiry resumes". BBC News. BBC. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Iraq inquiry told of post-war police training errors". BBC News. BBC. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  9. ^ "Douglas Brand OBE". Oxford Law Faculty. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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