Lynne Owens
| Chief Constable Lynne Owens QPM | |
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| Awards | Queen's Police Medal (2008) |
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Police career | |
| Department | Surrey Police |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Country |
Metropolitan Police Service Kent Police Surrey Police |
| Years of service | 1989 to present |
| Rank | Chief Constable |
| Website | |
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Lynne Owens, QPM is a senior British police officer and the Chief Constable of Surrey Police. She was previously an Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.[1]
Police career
Owens began her policing career when she joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1989.[2] As a constable, she was based in Catford, London.[3] On promotion to sergeant, she transferred to Kent Police and began training to become a detective.[4] In the rank of detective chief inspector, she became a senior investigating officer with the force's major crime department.[1][4] During her time as a detective, she investigated ten major murders.[2]
In 2002, she transferred to Surrey Police.[1] She was appointed Divisional Commander of North Surrey in May 2003.[2] In January 2005, she was promoted to temporary assistant chief constable responsible for specialist operations.[4] This was her first experience of a chief officer rank. She qualified as a Gold firearms Commander during that appointment.[5] Having completed the Strategic Command Course ran by the National Policing Improvement Agency, she was made assistant chief constable responsible for territorial operations.[5] She became the youngest person to hold the rank of deputy chief constable when she was appointed to the rank temporarily in March 2008.[4] During that appointment, she headed an organisational change programme.[4]
In April 2009, she returned to the Metropolitan Police as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner.[4] In that role she was responsible for operations within territorial policing.[5] She was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in December 2010,[2] becoming only the second woman to hold that rank in the force.[3] She served as head of Central Operations from 2010 to 2011.[2] In August 2011, she additionally became responsible for the Specialist Crime Directorate and became head of the Specialist Crime and Operations Directorate.[5] She was overall commander of the policing for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton that took place in April 2011,[2] and the state visit by American President Barack Obama in May 2011.[6]
In December 2011, she was selected to become the next Chief Constable of Surrey Police.[1] She took up the appointment in February 2012, becoming the first woman to head the force.[7] In December 2012, her contract was extended until November 2017 by Kevin Hurley, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Police.[7]
Honours
In the 2008 New Year Honours, Owens was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Lynne Owens is new Surrey Chief Constable". BBC News. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "The crown protectors: Forget Kate Middleton, it's these police women who will REALLY be under pressure on Royal Wedding day". The Daily Mail. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Davenport, Justin (2 December 2010). "Woman officer takes over job of policing demonstrations". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Lynne Owens returns as Surrey Police chief". Get Surrey. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Chief Constable Lynne Owens". Our senior leaders. Surrey Police. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ "Leveson inquiry: Lord Condon, Lord Stevens, Lynne Owens appear". The Guardian. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Surrey Chief Constable Lynne Owens' contract extended". BBC News. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
| Police appointments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Chris Allison |
Assistant Commissioner (Central Operations) Metropolitan Police Service 2010-2011 |
Appointment merged |
| New title | Assistant Commissioner (Specialist Crime and Operations) Metropolitan Police Service 2011 |
Succeeded by Mark Rowley |
| Preceded by Mark Rowley |
Chief Constable of Surrey Police 2012-present |
Incumbent |