Nottinghamshire’s Chief Constable has been announced as the choice to take the top role at West Midlands. Craig Guildford is set to succeed Sir Dave Thompson who is standing down after the Commonwealth Games. The West Midlands, the second-largest in the country, has chosen an experienced leader from a neighbouring… The leading Chief on BAME issues is set to lead the country’s second biggest force....
Durham’s CC Jo Farrell has had her contract renewed meaning she will stay in post for a further three years, until June 9 2027. When she was first promoted to the role in June 2019, she was the first female to hold the post in the force’s 180-year history. She… Chief Constable Jo Farrell’s contract has been renewed for another three years. ...
Trevor Rodenhurst would be described as a career detective. Having joined Hertfordshire Constabulary in 1994 he worked his way from local CID to specialist roles in major crime, intelligence and Counter Terrorism. Although now back in uniform as a DCC he retains a keen interest in SOC business as the… The Uplift is having a positive impact on building capacity to deal with serious and organised crime but the model for attracting officers to the regional units who do the work has changed ...
Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner is set to appoint a civilian to tackle violent offending that is among the worst in the country. A specialist post in the PCC’s team has been created with a salary of up to £73,260-a-year to co-ordinate multi- agency work to deal with serious violence… Cleveland is bringing in a violent crime specialist to help its PCC reduce offending....
One of the contenders tipped for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has signalled she may consider it in future. Former Director General of the National Crime Agency (NCA), Dame Lynne Owens, revealed she had come close to applying for the top job in UK policing but stopped for multiple reasons. She also told… The NCA’s former Director General hasn’t ruled out a return to policing – and warned Whitehall cuts could destabilise crime fighting....
Hampshire’s Chief Constable is taking over leadership of the Strategic Command Course, sparking fresh uncertainty over the future of Neil Basu. The College of Policing announced CC Olivia Pinkney is joining on secondment to oversee the leadership development programme which prepares police officers and staff for the most senior ranks.… One of the country’s top female Chief Constables is set to lead the Strategic Command Course....
PCCs took to Twitter to condemn the move which could negatively impact their own force Uplift targets – since the targets are based on an overall force number increase rather than just the number of new recruits. A letter signed by eight PCCs, including Hampshire PCC Donna Jones and Hertfordshire’s… Transfer lure reneges on chief constables agreement not to "incentivise" poaching officers from other forces PCCs' letter alleges. ...
Bedfordshire PCC Festus Akinbusoye has described the Met’s move to offer officers £5,000 to transfer from other forces as “ultra vires” (acting outside legal authority). He tweeted: “I am gravely concerned by @metpoliceuk Acting Commissioner’s £5k incentive for transferees from other forces. “It reneges on agreement in place, will not… PCCs have complained after the Met announced a financial incentive to lure officers from other forces. ...
Leicestershire PCC Rupert Matthews warned that with multiple forces looking for leaders after a spate of retirements, they were having to compete for a limited number of candidates. He is currently reviewing applications for a successor to Simon Cole who retired after 12 years as Chief Constable. But he is… Forces are struggling to find enough candidates for Chief Constable posts and a rethink is needed on how to encourage senior officers to go for the top jobs....
CC Foulkes has been the North Wales Chief since 2018 and will be approaching his 30 years’ service by October. He had started out as an aircraft engineer in the Royal Navy before moving over to BTP in 1993 to begin his career in policing. He said: “At that time… Chief Constable Carl Foulkes has announced he will leave the service in October. ...