Hertfordshire Police Chief Constable announces retirement
Chief Constable Charlie Hall has led the force for eight years
Hertfordshire Police's Chief Constable has announced his retirement, after leaving the force for eight years.
Yesterday it was confirmed Chief Constable Charlie Hall will be stepping down from the role.
He is currently the longest presently serving Chief Constable in the country, having completed more than 32 years of service by the time he leaves at the end of the year.
Beginning his career with Norfolk Constabulary in Norwich, he served many roles in the county, also leading the NPCC on the Police Use of Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR). He is also the senior responsible officer for the JESIP programme.
Chief Constable Hall joined Hertfordshire Constabulary in October 2016, and was awarded the Queen's Policing Medal in the New Year's Honours List in 2017.
“It has been a total privilege to lead such a fine organisation. From the beginning my aspirations have been steadfast, to do all I can to help the constabulary grow, develop and improve for the benefit of the local communities we serve now and into the future.”
Charlie continued: “The last eight years have flown by and there have been many changes during this time. We have navigated the COVID years, dealt with many critical incidents and managed some truly outstanding investigations, much of which was in the public eye. We have introduced our Prevention First approach, grown the number of police officers in the county to the highest number in its history and are revitalising our police estate to be fit for the future. I remain very proud to have led such a fine workforce of committed and hard-working police officers and staff.”
He added: “It will be business as usual for me until my last day and I will do all that I can to welcome in and support the next Chief Constable when they are appointed.”
Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Jonathan Ash-Edwards, thanked Chief Constable Hall for his 'considerable service' and now is responsible for the appointment of the next Chief Constable.
The PCC said the recruitment for a 'high-calibre candidate to lead the fight against crime in Hertfordshire' will begin in due course.