Since 2002, Clayton Pecknold has been the Deputy Chief Constable of the Central Saanich Police Service located just outside of Victoria, BC. Prior to this Clayton was the Legal Counsel to the Victoria Police department for four years having previously served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 11 years in a variety of locations across Canada.

Clayton holds a Law Degree from Dalhousie University Law School and is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and is an active member of the International, National and Provincial Chiefs of Police Associations. He is presently the co-chair of the Law Amendments Committee of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.