The current Chief Constable for Dorset Police has been named as the preferred candidate to be appointed as Hampshire's next chief. Should his appointment be approved by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Panel on November 21, CC Scott Chilton will be appointed in his new role… Should his appointment be confirmed, Scott Chilton will be appointed in his role 15 months into a five-year contract. ...
T/CC Rachel Kearton has been named as the proposed candidate for Suffolk’s new Chief Constable. She first joined Suffolk as ACC in September 2015 following a career break during which she worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Turkey. T/CC Kearton was promoted to DCC in 2019 and has… DCC Rachel Kearton has served as the Temporary Chief Constable since the previous Chief Steve Jupp left in September. ...
Chief Constable Kier Pritchard led Wiltshire through their response to the Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury. He had first joined the force as a 19 year old and spent his whole career with Wiltshire. He became Chief Constable in March 2018 just as a major incident was declared following… CC Kier Pritchard will leave the force in June 2023 following 30 years’ service in the same force ...
A new labour agreement signed between Federal and State Government in Western Australia has allowed the Western Australia Police force to launch an international recruitment campaign targeting serving UK officers. The campaign is targeting officers who are under 55 and have at least three years’ experience. WA Police is also… Under the agreement serving officers from the UK and Ireland will be enabled entry into WA over the next five years under the Employer Nominated Scheme...
The current acting Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police has been named as the preferred candidate for the permanent role. Rob Nixon has been the T/CC for Leicestershire Police since earlier this year following the departure of Simon Cole, who sadly died two weeks after retiring. Having served in the force… Rob Nixon has been serving as the Temporary Chief Constable following Simon Cole's retirement earlier this year....
The current Deputy Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police (TVP) has been named as the preferred candidate to be appointed as the force's next Chief Constable. An investigator with an expertise in homicide investigation, DCC Jason Hogg started his career with Cleveland Police in 1995 before transferring to Hampshire in 2001… Current DCC Jason Hogg has now been named as PCC Matthew Barber's preferred candidate....
DCC Foster will initially join the force as a DCC in February 2023 before picking up the Chief's role when CC Gary Roberts retires at the end of March. By the time he leaves, CC Roberts will have completed 39 years’ service, and has been Chief Constable since 2013 –… DCC Russ Foster has been announced as the next Chief Constable for the Isle of Man. ...
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....