Notts Chief set to lead Force

24 June 2022

Nottinghamshire Chief Constable Craig Guildford has been selected as the preferred candidate to succeed Sir David Thompson who retires at the end of this year.

West Midlands Police Federation secretary Tim Rogers was among the first to congratulate Mr Guildford on his success.

“Mr Guildford will be joining the Force during what is a very challenging time for policing,” says Tim, “As a Federation, we congratulate him on his new role and we very much look forward to working with him and to hearing his plans.

“He has a reputation as a tough but fair man and I believe he is someone who we can work with.”

Mr Guildford’s policing career began when he joined Cheshire Constabulary as a PC in 1994. He spent time in CID before being seconded to the National Crime Squad in Manchester.

Having worked through the ranks to become a superintendent with Cheshire, he was appointed as Assistant Chief Constable for Specialist Operations leading the change team with West Yorkshire Police in October 2012 before joining Gwent Police as Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) in April 2014.

Mr Guildford joined Nottinghamshire Police as Chief Constable in February 2017.

Sir David served as the Force’s Deputy Chief Constable between 2010 and 2016 when he took over as Chief. After 12 years in the role, he announced his retirement earlier this year.