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Women began working as police officers in the United Kingdom as early as December 1915 amidst the First World War. [1] As with other countries, police forces in the UK were entirely male at the start of the 20th century. Their numbers were limited for many decades, but have gradually increased since the 1970s.
In 2021, Poultney was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable and she was appointed Chief Constable in June 2021, [2] succeeding Stephen Watson (who went onto to lead Greater Manchester Police). Poultney is the first woman to hold the position. [3]
This made her the first female to reach chief officer rank in the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [8] [5] On 1 June 2009, she was promoted to deputy chief constable, becoming the second most senior police officer in Northern Ireland. [7] [9] She served as acting chief constable from August 2009 to September 2009. [10]
To mark International Women’s Day, The Independent is bringing together a panel of experts to discuss how police forces in the UK are tackling violence against women and attempting to stamp out ...
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) is the statutory staff association for police constables, sergeants, inspectors, chief inspectors and special constables in the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales. [1]
In 2007, Thornton became Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police. On 1 December 2014, it was announced that Thornton would leave Thames Valley Police to become the Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, (NPCC) effectively taking over from Sir Hugh Orde. [9] The NPCC replaced the Association of Chief Police Officers in April
During the occupation, as part of the State Security Corps, Paleolog trained future female cadres for the post-war Polish police. After the war she remained in exile in Great Britain, where she cooperated with Scotland Yard, and in 1952, she published the first monograph of the Polish women's police entitled "The women police of Poland (1925 ...
Joanna Farrell (born September 1968 [1]) is a British police officer, and current Chief Constable of Police Scotland. On 14 June 2023, it was announced that she had been appointed as Police Scotland's first female Chief Constable. She replaced Sir Iain Livingstone, who retired in August 2023. [2]