Essex PFCC Roger Hirst has reappointed CC BJ Harrington, saying that he has made a “significant difference for the people of Essex”. CC Harrington had taken up the post in October 2018 on a five year contract that is due to expire in October 2023. A three year extension will… CC Ben-Julian Harrington has had his contract extended until October 2026. ...
Deputy Assistant Commissioners Barbara Gray and Matt Twist have been appointed as Assistant Comissioners at the Metropolitan Police. The officers will now join the force's Management Board; DAC Gray as the AC for Professionalism and DAC Twist the AC for Met Operations on "a long-term temporary basis" according to the… Professor Lawrence Sherman will also join the force as its first Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and advisor to the Board. ...
Amanda Blakeman has been appointed as the new Chief Constable of North Wales Police, becoming the first woman to be appointed to the role in the force's 48-year history. The former Deputy Chief Constable of Gwent Police will take up her new role on October 31 after her appointment was… The new Chief Constable has held posts with Gwent Police, West Mercia and Warwickshire....
The Home Affairs Minister has confirmed the appointment of Scott Hall for the role of Deputy Chief Officer for the States of Jersey Police. He will replace Stewart Gull who retired at the beginning of September. Mr Hall has over 30 years of policing experience and has risen through the… Scott Hall is currently Chief of Staff at Northumbria, after having held the role of ACC until April 2021. ...
Prior to joining Police Scotland, DCC Will Kerr spent more than 27 years in PSNI where he held a number of command-level posts including Assistant Chief Constable Belfast and ACC Crime and Operations. He joined the NCA in 2017 as director, where he was the national lead for co-ordinating the… Police Scotland DCC Will Kerr has now been named as PCC Alison Hernandez’s preferred candidate. ...
CC John Campbell has said he will retire from TVP at the end of his term on March 31, 2023. He has been the Chief for four years, with TVP for 13 years and in policing for 35 years. The PCC is due to announce the recruitment process for his… TVP Chief John Campbell has announced he will be leaving the force. ...
Kent CC Alan Pughsley is set to move to a national role – and advise the Home Secretary’s Productivity Review of Policing. It follows almost 39 years of service and 13 years with Kent – during eight of which he served as Chief. PCC Matthew Scott has described him as… CC Alan Pughsley will retire from Kent for the move. ...
The regional ACC for the five forces in the South West Police Collaboration will take up a new role as Deputy Chief Constable of Gloucestershire on August 30. Shaun West was also chair of the Covid 19 National Foresight Group where his experience in Civil Contingency resulted in him leading… Shaun West led operational reviews for Covid response for ministers ...
DCC Meynell has spent most of her policing career with Nottinghamshire – including spending two and a half years as Assistant Chief Constable which saw her leading the force’s knife crime strategy and chairing the regional strateigic response to Covid. She joined Nottinghamshire in 1993 and in her first few… PCC Caroline Henry has named DCC Kate Meynell as her preferred candidate for the role. ...
The force revealed interim arrangements have been made ahead of CC Garry Forsyth’s retirement in September – at which point the search for a successor will begin. Deputy Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst will become the Acting Chief Constable. Assistant Chief Constable Dan Vajzovic, currently Head of the Eastern Region Special… Bedfordshire has announced an interim leadership team in case there are challenges finding a new Chief....