Mr Leighton is responsible for internal discipline, management, human resource issues, development of a new Police College for the PSNI and assisting the Chief Constable.

He has a vast breadth of police experience gained from service in Special Branch, major disaster investigation, inspections and commanding Forces on the UK Mainland. As a senior police officer, he has been a part of the tumultuous changes in Northern Ireland's society and policing over the past two decades. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 2005 in recognition of his long and outstanding Police service to the people of the UK.

With this background Mr Leighton is qualified to share his wealth of policing experience with Force members during visits to the Police College, Police Tactical Unit Headquarters, Emergency Unit Hong Kong Island, Personnel Wing, Regional Command and Control Centre of Hong Kong Island, Marine Region and Yau Tsim District.

During an evening visit to the busy Yau Tsim District, Mr Leighton and Commissioner Tang King-shing observed frontline officers at work and met officers at all ranks.

Another highlight of the fact-finding visit was the presentation Mr Leighton delivered at a "Management Development Programme" seminar on the theme of "Change Management", organised by the Police College.

In his presentation, Mr Leighton shared his experience of the transition of the Royal Ulster Constabulary to the PSNI with an audience of 194 senior officers from all over the Force. He also spoke about the phases of change from denial to resistance, exploration to commitment and in the end the positive impact of change, even amongst those who originally offered the most resistance.

Superintendent Bradley Wright from the Co-ordination and Administration Division, Police College, who organised Mr Leighton's visit, said the presentation was a real "tour de force" and a great inspiration to the audience who had reflected to him the similarities in the challenges both the PSNI and the Force had faced successfully.

Wrapping up his visit on November 16, Mr Leighton said he would be taking many of the Force's good practices in human resources and training back to Northern Ireland, and described the time he had spent with the Force as one of the "great highlights" of his professional career.

Commissioner Tang King-shing presents a souvenir to Mr Leighton after the latter had delivered a presentation at a "Management Development Programme" seminar

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