Simon Byrne (police officer)

Simon Byrne QPM (born 29 April 1963) is a former senior British police officer. He was the Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police from 2009 to 2011 and the Assistant Commissioner for Territorial Policing in the Metropolitan Police Service from 2011 to 2014. He then served as Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary: he was suspended from 2017 due to allegation of gross misconduct and his contract expired in 2018.[1][2]

Police career

Byrne began his career in the police when he joined the Metropolitan Police Service as a constable in 1982.[3] He transferred to Merseyside Police in 1985.[1] He served as the commander of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley between 2002 and 2004.[4]

In 2006, he was promoted to Assistant Chief Constable.[5] This is a chief officer rank therefore he joined the Association of Chief Police Officers. Within Merseyside Police he served as ACC Operations and ACC Personnel.[1] In February 2009, he transferred to Greater Manchester Police, becoming Deputy Chief Constable.[6] In 2011, he returned to the Metropolitan Police Service as the Assistant Commissioner for Territorial Policing.[4]

On 24 February 2014, he was selected as the next Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary.[7] He took up the appointment on 25 June.[4] On 23 August 2017, he was suspended after an investigation found he had a case to answer for gross misconduct.[8] His fixed-term contract expired in 2018.[9]

Byrne was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[10]

Honours

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Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
  • 2016
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Simon Byrne". About the Met – Leadership. Metropolitan Police. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Keeling, Neal (21 October 2011). "London calling for one of GMP's top police officers". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Bloom, Ben (16 January 2012). "New police commissioner goes back to Paddington stomping ground". Ham&High. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Preferred candidate for Cheshire chief constable is revealed". Chester Chronicle. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "New Deputy Chief Constable Appointed". Salford Online. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Deputy Chief Constable lands new role with the Met". Rochdale Online. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Crime Panel Approves Cheshire's New Chief Constable". Cheshire Police & Crime Commissioner. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Perraudin, Frances (23 August 2017). "Cheshire chief constable suspended over gross misconduct allegations". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Police chief 'was like Darth Vader'". BBC News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N35.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Ian McPherson		 Assistant Commissioner (Territorial Policing)
Metropolitan Police Service
2011 to 2014		 Succeeded by
Helen King
Preceded by
David Whatton		 Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary
2014 to 2017		 Succeeded by
Janette McCormick (acting)


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