New ACC joins Northamptonshire from Leicestershire

Assistant Chief Constable Jonny Starbuck joins the force following a 29-year career with Leicestershire Police, where he began his service in 1997. ACC Starbuck spent several years in response policing, before qualifying as an authorised firearms officer and joining the Armed Policing Team.  He later progressed through investigative roles as… He will be responsible for Local Policing, including Response and Neighbourhoods, as well as Operations, the Force Control Room, Custody, and Prevention and Intervention....

DCC is preferred candidate for chief constable of Essex

Mrs Nolan joined Essex Police in 1998 and has served in the same force for 27 years. She has predominantly worked in uniformed and specialist operational roles. Thanks to support from local Rotary Clubs, she went on an exchange visit to South Africa and Lesotho to learn about cultural differences,… Rachel Nolan has been selected as the preferred candidate for Chief Constable of Essex Police....

Hertfordshire chief signs new five-year contract after one month pause in service

Hertfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Jonathan Ash-Edwards, has reappointed Chief Constable Andy Prophet following his completion of 30 years of pensionable service. The Police & Crime Commissioner’s recommendation that Mr Prophet be reappointed as Chief Constable was unanimously approved at a confirmation hearing held by the cross-party Police & Crime… To comply with police pension regulations, CC Andy Prophet will step away from his role for one calendar month before formally returning as Chief Constable on 14th July.  ...

Simon Blatchly confirmed as Derbyshire's new Acting Chief Constable

A/CC Blatchly has served as the force’s Deputy Chief Constable since 2022, and during his time has led operational policing, performance and organisational culture across the force. He is also a Gold Public Order and CBRN Commander and leads nationally on surveillance in partnership with the NCA and other security… The appointment of Simon Blatchly OBE to the post was confirmed by the region's Police and Crime Commissioner, Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts....

Essex chief constable to retire after 36-year career

BJ Harrington has announced that he will be retiring from Essex Police. The announcement brings to end a 36-year career in policing, which began in 1990 in the Metropolitan Police. In 2017, Chief Constable Harrington joined Essex Police on secondment as Deputy Chief Constable. He remained and became chief in… In 2017, Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington joined Essex Police on secondment as Deputy Chief Constable. He remained and became chief in 2018....

Suffolk CC Rachel Kearton set to retire in October

She has been the Suffolk Constabulary’s chief since September 2022 and retires after 37 years in policing across several forces. Following her announcement, CC Kearton said: “It has been a huge privilege to have led Suffolk police since 2022. Becoming a chief constable was never part of my career plan,… Rachel Kearton, the Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary, originally joined the force in 2015, becoming Deputy Chief in 2019....

Leicestershire Chief Constable recruitment process reopened

The PCC first began the appointment process last year following the retirement of former Chief Constable Rob Nixon. Although two Assistant Chief Constables were interviewed, the interview panel concluded that an appointment could not be made at that time. Mr Matthews expressed his gratitude to Temporary Chief Constable David Sandall… Rupert Matthews, the region's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), today announced the relaunch of the recruitment process to appoint a permanent Chief Constable to lead the force. ...

New ACC appointed for Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime in south east

The officer, who has over 27 years of police service in a variety of roles primarily specialising in organised crime and counter terrorism, transferred from City of London Police and previously led the National Cybercrime Team in the City for National Police Chief’s Council. He was responsible for the police… ACC Andrew Gould took up the role as the new South East Regional lead for Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime last week....

PCC extends Bedfordshire chief's tenure to 2031

He started his career with Hertfordshire Police in 1994, moving to Bedfordshire as Deputy Chief Constable in 2019 which followed two years as Assistant Chief Constable for the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit which falls under Bedfordshire Police’s leadership. He also leads the joint police services (JPS) across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire… Trevor Rodenhurst was appointed Chief Constable in 2023 and had already agreed to work beyond his 30-year pensionable service to 2028. However, he will now serve an additional three years. ...

Former NPCC chief to step down as head of Border Command after 18 months in post

The Home Office confirmed Martin Hewitt would leave the post of border security commander after 18 months in the job. Sir Keir Starmer appointed Mr Hewitt, a former chair of the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) shortly after becoming Prime Minister – tasking him with curbing the number of small… It is understood he will leave at the end of the month, with an interim replacement taking over before his permanent successor is announced....