Dorset Police has appointed their current Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Farrell to fill the role on a permanent basis moving forward. DCC Farrell had joined the force in March 2022 as Assistant Chief Constable. Before that she was a Chief Superintendent with Hampshire as Commander overseeing Prevention, Vulnerability and… DCC Rachel Farrell has been carrying out the role on a temporary basis since the summer....
Guernsey Police offers the same opportunities as any force in the UK mainland, but with benefits that go beyond the idyllic backdrop and community feel of island life in the Bailiwick. The force’s Head of Law Enforcement, Ruari Hardy, moved from the Metropolitan Police 21 years ago and hasn’t looked… Police Oracle talks to the Head of Law Enforcement at Guernsey Police about what the force can offer potential transferees. ...
The College of Policing has appointed DCC Maggie Blyth as their new deputy CEO. She begins in the role today. DCC Blyth began working in the Probation Service in the 1990s before specialising in youth justice across London and Oxford and within national government. She went on to work for… DCC Blyth will continue to oversee her national work to improve the response to VAWG. ...
Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman has appointed a new Deputy Chief Constable for North Wales. DCC Nigel Harrison joined the force as a special constable in 1995 before becoming an officer in 1997. He has experience as a Firearms, Public Order and Civil Contingencies Commander and in 2020 undertook the role… DCC Nigel Harrison has worked in all policing areas across North Wales Police, the force said. ...
The PSNI has appointed a temporary deputy chief constable to fill the vacancy left by the continued absence of DCC Mark Hamilton. Assistant chief constable Chris Todd has moved up a rank on an interim basis, with the appointment to be reviewed next month following the conclusion of the chief… The force also has an interim chief constable in the form of Jon Boutcher, who was appointed following the departure of Simon Byrne....
Avon and Somerset assistant chief constable Jon Reilly has described the opportunity to become the force's new deputy a "great privilege and honour". The new DCC is to replace the outgoing Nikki Watson, who during her 36 years with Avon and Somerset oversaw the creation of the force's VAWG strategy and… The current deputy Nikki Watson is set to retire after 36 years with the force....
Former Bedfordshire Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has been named as the preferred candidate for the interim Chief Constable of the PSNI. Mr Boutcher has recently been conducting an investigation into the activities of Stakeknife, the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. He has led Operation Kenova since it… Jon Boutcher has been named as the preferred candidate. ...
South Wales Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Bacon will be the next Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary. A confirmation hearing was held yesterday as the Police and Crime Panel endorsed the PCC’s recommendation. DCC Bacon has almost three decades of policing experience with a career that began in Sussex in 1995.… The South Wales DCC was named as the preferred candidate earlier this month....
The former chief constable of Wiltshire Police says he is "proud to have been given this opportunity to help lead the MDP" after his appointment as its deputy chief constable was confirmed. Kier Pritchard began his career with Wiltshire in 1993, working his way up the ranks until he was appointed… Kier Pritchard spent 30 years with Wiltshire Police until his retirement in June this year....
Merseyside’s ACC Jonathan Roy will move over to Staffordshire in December to take up the position of Deputy Chief Constable. ACC Roy has been in his current role since 2019 and has 29 years’ experience in policing. In Merseyside, he is responsible for local policing, including proactive and preventative policing,… The appointment has been made ahead of current DCC Emma Barnett’s retirement in December. ...