Jo Farrell
Jo Farrell | |
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| File:Jo Farrell Chief Constable of Police Scotland (sq cropped).jpg Farrell in 2023 | |
| Chief Constable of Police Scotland | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Iain Livingstone |
| Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary | |
| In office June 2019 – October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Barton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1968 (age 57) |
| Alma mater | Sheffield Hallam University |
| Profession | Police officer |
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Joanna Farrell (born September 1968[1]) is a British police officer and Chief Constable of Police Scotland. She was appointed as Police Scotland's first female Chief Constable, replacing Sir Iain Livingstone who retired in August 2023.[2]
Life
[edit | edit source]Farrell was born in Wirral, Cheshire, and moved to Cambridge at the age of 15 when her father relocated there for work. After achieving a degree in Business Studies at Sheffield Polytechnic, she joined Cambridgeshire Police as a Police Constable in 1991, at the age of 22. She was promoted five years later, and in 2002, moved to Northumbria Police to take up the role of Chief Inspector, and was later promoted to Assistant Chief Constable. She joined Durham Constabulary in 2016, and was appointed as its first female Chief Constable in 2019. During her tenure as Chief Constable of Durham, the force introduced a new approach to dealing with rape suspects, and during the COVID-19 pandemic investigated Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer for a potential breach of COVID-19 regulations.
Farrell's appointment as Chief Constable of Police Scotland was made by the Scottish Police Authority following the announcement that Iain Livingstone would retire from the role in August 2023. Her appointment was confirmed by Angela Constance, Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for Justice, on 14 June 2023.[3][4] She was the first woman to lead the Scottish force when she assumed that role in October 2023. Her previous force is one of the smallest in the UK, while Police Scotland is the second-largest.[5]
In December 2023 she announced that Police Scotland would begin rolling out the use of body cameras from summer 2024.[6]
Honours
[edit | edit source]File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg
File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg
File:UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg
File:UK King Charles III Coronation Medal BAR.svg
File:Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon.png
| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| File:UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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| File:QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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| File:UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg | Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal |
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| File:UK King Charles III Coronation Medal BAR.svg | King Charles III Coronation Medal |
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| File:Police Long Service and Good Conduct ribbon.png | Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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