David Bolt (civil servant)

David Bolt
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
In office
1 May 2015 – 21 March 2021
Preceded byJohn Vine
Succeeded byDavid Neal
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia

David Bolt was Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration from 2015 to 2021.[1]

He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA Comparative Literature and Russian Language in 1976. During his degree he spent time studying at Voronezh State University. A former MI5 officer, he previously held the positions of Deputy Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service, Executive Director of Intelligence at the Serious Organised Crime Agency and Chief Executive of the International Federation of Spirits Producers.[2]

  1. ^ "David Bolt". Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ^ Travis, Alan (10 February 2015). "Ex-MI5 officer appointed as immigration watchdog". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2015.