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Head of Operations

Supt Shaun Du Val is currently the Head of Operations at States of Jersey Police responsible for all operational policing activity from 24/7 uniform shifts and community policing through to all CID Departments including Reactive CID, the Drugs Squad and the Joint Financial Crimes Unit.

The Superintendent Head of Operations post is third in command of the Force and is considered the equivalent rôle to that of an Assistant Chief Constable in a UK Police Force.

The rôle consists of being the strategic lead of all operational resources, the chair of the strategic tasking and co-ordinating group, gold commander for major incidents and events and the force lead member of the island’s Community Safety Partnership along with many other responsibilities. The post-holder is also a member of the South West ACC (Operations) Conference which is held quarterly.

Mr Du Val was promoted to the rank of Chief Inspector in February 2006. He joined the States of Jersey Police on 17th December 1979, after completing his education at Highlands College. He was previously educated at Victoria College and De La Salle College locally.

As a constable, he initially performed uniformed duties, followed by attachments to the Drugs Squad, Traffic Section, Research and Development and Special Branch.

Promoted to Sergeant in 1991, Mr Du Val spent time in the Licensing Unit followed by another period in the Drugs Squad. Promoted to Inspector in 1996, Mr Du Val spent time in uniform before being seconded to a team carrying out a full organizational review of the Force. From 1998 he was a Detective Inspector in CID before transferring to the Professional Standards Department in 2004. In 2002 he was awarded his Police Long Service and Good Conduct medal in recognition of 22 years’ service.