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Chief Constable Lynne Owens

Lynne has overall accountability for the Force's performance and is responsible for the Force's direction and leadership, stakeholder relations and political engagement.

She was appointed Chief Constable of Surrey Police in February 2012.

She began her police career in the Metropolitan Police Service, posted to Catford in South East London. She transferred to Kent Police on promotion to Sergeant, where she trained and specialised as a detective.

As a Detective Chief Inspector she was posted to the force major crime department as a Senior Investigating officer. On transferring to Surrey in 2002, Lynne became a BCU Commander of a division, covering three boroughs. In January 2005, she was appointed Temporary Assistant Chief Constable (Specialist Operations). During that time she qualified as a Gold firearms Commander and took Gold Command of a number of critical incidents. Following successful completion of the Strategic Command Course, she was appointed Assistant Chief Constable (Territorial Operations), with responsibility for territorial divisions, partnership, criminal justice and neighbourhood policing.

In March 2008, Lynne was appointed as the Temporary Deputy Chief Constable leading a significant organisational change programme, professional standards department and collaboration in the South East Region. In April 2009 she transferred to the Metropolitan Police Service having been substantively appointed as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner responsible for Operations within Territorial Policing.

In December 2010 she took up post as an Assistant Commissioner as part of the MPS Management Board. She led on public order and event policing, including the delivery of the Royal Wedding in 2011, as well as other, predominantly uniformed Police Services. From August 2011 she was also responsible for the Specialist Crime Directorate.

She was awarded the Queens Police Medal for distinguished service in the New Years Honours (2008).

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Deputy Chief Constable Craig Denholm

Craig is responsible for risk, reputation, and results, coordinating both delivery and improvement across the Force in line with the Surrey Public First strategy and the direction agreed with the Chief Constable. He is also the Champion for diversity and leadership within the Force.

He was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Surrey Police in June 2009. His policing career began in the Metropolitan Police in 1984. He has spent the majority of his career within the Criminal Investigation Department, including periods involved in anti-corruption, intelligence, drugs enforcement and other major crime investigations. He undertook senior roles in the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) and Hampshire Constabulary before beginning his first tenure at Surrey Police between 2001 and 2008.

During this period with Surrey he was appointed the Head of the Crime Management Department. While in Surrey, Craig also took on the roles of Divisional Commander and Assistant Chief Constable with responsibility for Territorial Policing.

Prior to his return to Surrey Police his most recent posting was at the Metropolitan Police, where he served as a Commander within the Counter Terrorism area of the Force's Specialist Operations department

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Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Kirkby

Jerry's role is to ensure the Force delivers on operational performance in line with the Local Policing Plan for the coming year. This includes overall responsibility for the Force's four operational functions: Response, Investigation, Neighbourhoods and Tasking & Co-ordination.

Jerry has had a long association with Surrey Police, beginning his career here as a Constable in 1983.

In 1998 he transferred to the Metropolitan Police on promotion to Chief Inspector, serving at Wandsworth, Southwark and Sutton. He also had two postings to Scotland Yard, the latter being as the Head of Internal Communications and Publicity for the MPS.

In 2001 Jerry returned to Surrey on promotion to Superintendent and took up the role of Head of Operations at North West Surrey. A year later he returned to where he started his career, as the Divisional Commander for West Surrey, covering Guildford and Waverley Boroughs.

Jerry became the National Director for the Neighbourhood Policing Programme in June 2005 and led a team that supported the 43 forces in implementing Neighbourhood Policing across England and Wales.

He is also the ACPO lead for Police Community Support Officers.

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T/Assistant Chief Constable Gavin Stephens

After graduating from Cambridge University in 1993, Gavin initially joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary before transferring to Surrey Police in 1996. He worked in a variety of roles in the East of the county, including a role as Neighbourhood Inspector for Tandridge Borough.

Gavin then left the Force to head the National Reassurance Policing Programme, handling the transition to the National Neighbourhood Policing Programme.

He returned to Surrey Police in 2005 as Detective Superintendent responsible for tackling Serious and Organised Crime through proactive and undercover policing operations. Gavin was promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent for Professional Standards in November 2008, which included responsibility for improving customer service, organisational learning and leadership.

In addition to his role in Surrey, Gavin works with the National Policing Improvement Agency to produce guidance for the Police Service.

Follow @CSuptStephens on twitter to find out what he is up to.

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Detective Chief Superintendent Helen Collins

Detective Chief Superintendent Neighbourhoods Helen Collins

Helen Collins joined the Force in 1989, based at Weybridge. During her time at Surrey she has worked across the Force area in a variety of roles, but has spent a large proportion of her career as a detective. This has included roles as Senior Investigating Officer within the Major Crime Investigation Team and Detective Chief Inspector within the Public Protection Strategy Unit.

Helen was promoted to Superintendent Operations at West Surrey in 2007, before taking over responsibility for Neighbourhood Policing in June 2008. Later that year she was promoted to Chief Superintendent and Divisional Commander of West Surrey.

As the Chief Superintendent in charge of the Neighbourhoods Command, Helen's aim is to provide a professional, ethical and resilient service to the residents and visitors to Surrey and she also has geographic responsibility for the western part of the county.

Follow @DCSuptCollins on twitter to find out what she is up to.

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Chief Superintendent Tasking & Co-ordination Charlie Doyle

Charlie joined Surrey Police in 1988 and has worked across the county in a variety of uniformed operational policing roles. In 1993 he was posted to Guildford on promotion as a patrol sergeant. This was followed in 1995 by custody duties at Woking, then patrol duties at Elmbridge.

In 1998 Charlie was promoted to Inspector at Woking and then to Chief Inspector for the North West area of Surrey in 2002.

He was promoted to Superintendent responsible for co-ordinating Neighbourhood Policing in 2005, before taking on the role of Superintendent Operations in North Surrey two years later. Prior to taking up his current role Charlie was Divisional Commander for East Surrey.

As Chief Superintendent in charge of the Tasking & Co-ordination command, Charlie's key aims are to keep people safe and secure by dealing with the things that matter the most to them at the earliest opportunity, including tackling anti-social behaviour and targeting crime and disorder.

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Chief Superintendent Tasking & Co-ordination Adrian Harper

Detective Chief Superintendent Investigation Matthew Twist

Matt joined Surrey from the Metropolitan Police (MPS) to head up the Investigation command and to take geographic responsibility for the northern part of the county. He served in the MPS for 16 years and was most recently responsible for all crime and operations at Heathrow and London City airports.

Matt was a part of the MPS Advanced Public Order Cadre, undertaking ongoing command roles at the Notting Hill Carnival, New Year's Eve and Chelsea, Fulham and QPR premiership football games, as well as large ceremonial events such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

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Chief Superintendent Response David Miller

Dave transferred from Sussex Police to take leadership of the Response command. He also has geographic responsibility for the eastern part of the county. Dave has served for 15 years in Sussex and with Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies and the National Crime Squad. Most recently he had responsibility for neighbourhood and response policing across West Sussex.

During his time at Sussex Police, he represented the region on tackling Organised Immigration Crime, Human Trafficking and Exploitation. As Chief Inspector and District Commander for Brighton Central, Dave was responsible for CID, response and neighbourhood resources and performance delivery.

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