Jon Boutcher
Jon Boutcher | |
|---|---|
| Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2023 | |
| Deputy | Mark Hamilton Bobby Singleton[1] |
| Preceded by | Simon Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Police officer |
Jon Boutcher QPM is a senior British police officer. He was appointed as Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 7 November 2023.[2][3] He served as interim Chief Constable from 12 October 2023 whilst the recruitment process was ongoing to appoint someone permanently.[4][5][6][7][8] He was the Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police from 2015 until April 2019.[9] He also leads Operation Kenova, a series of historical investigations into murders which occurred during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.[10][11]
Kenova published its interim report Archived 2024-03-08 at the Wayback Machine outlining its findings on 8 March 2024.
Boutcher was a senior commander in the botched Metropolitan Police operation that saw Jean Charles de Menezes shot dead in London in July 2005.[12]
Boutcher was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2015 Birthday Honours.[13]
References
- ^ "PSNI Deputy Chief Constable appointed". Northern Ireland Policing Board. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Jon Boutcher appointed chief constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland". Sky News. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Policing Board confirms Chief Constable appointment". Northern Ireland Policing Board. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "PSNI: Jon Boutcher picked as interim chief constable". BBC News. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Corscadden, Jane (4 October 2023). "Jon Boutcher: The PSNI's preferred Chief Constable candidate". BelfastLive. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Jon Boutcher: Impressive track record of a man well versed in NI policing issues". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 5 October 2023. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Jon Boutcher can restore public's confidence in PSNI, says ex-chief constable". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 5 October 2023. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Jon Boutcher". psni.police.uk. Police Service of Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Police Professional | Jon Boutcher to step down as chief constable". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Home |". www.kenova.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "About Jon Boutcher |". www.kenova.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ 'Menezez officers "changed mind". BBC News, 4 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2024
- ^ United Kingdom: "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2015. p. B34.