ab ul ary ▁on ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁Super int endent . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁Ass istant ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Police ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁Community ▁Affairs ▁and ▁later ▁for ▁Oper ations . ▁ ▁His ▁specific ▁respons ib ilities ▁included ▁the ▁polic ing ▁of ▁Euro ▁’ 9 6 , ▁counter ▁terror ist ▁operations , ▁and ▁the ▁extensive ▁re organisation ▁of ▁the ▁force ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁become ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁of ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁where ▁his ▁respons ib ilities ▁included ▁community ▁relations ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁planning . ▁ ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁of ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁On ▁becoming ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁of ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Bra in ▁emb ark ed ▁upon ▁a ▁programme ▁of ▁significant ▁strateg ic ▁change . ▁ ▁The ▁Force ’ s ▁strateg ic ▁plans , ▁V ision 5 ▁and ▁V ision ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁have ▁been ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁leading ▁examples ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁management . ▁ ▁His ▁achiev ements ▁include ▁comple ting ▁the ▁first ▁Tri - service ▁( Pol ice , ▁Fire ▁and ▁Am bul ance ) ▁Emer gency ▁Control ▁Centre , ▁creating ▁new ▁special ist ▁investig ative ▁units ▁to ▁combat ▁serious ▁and ▁organ ised ▁crime , ▁and ▁receiving ▁the ▁In vest ors ▁In ▁People ▁Award , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁Police ▁Forces ▁to ▁corpor ately ▁achieve ▁the ▁standard . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2