Annex A
Michael Fuller, QPM, BA, MBA,
HonLLD, Chief Constable of Kent
Michael Fuller joined the Metropolitan Police Service
as a cadet in 1975. He has served in uniformed and CID positions
throughout London, with postings at New Scotland Yard including
Special Branch.
He has been Chief Constable of Kent since 5 January
2004. In this role he has focused on: effective neighbourhood
policing, high visibility personally via local media, reducing
crime and disorder and perceptions of anti-social behaviour, tackling
crime surrounding illegal immigration with other law enforcement
and international partners, introducing innovative technology
to combat crime, including automated number plate recognition
cameras, reducing road traffic collisions, increasing the representation
of female officers and ethnic minority officers within Kent Police
and increasing public confidence and satisfaction. He has directly
overseen the successful investigation of the Tonbridge Securitas
robbery investigation, the policing of the Climate Camp, responding
to the Channel Tunnel fire and the police response to regular
security threats in Kent and Medway. He is chair of the countywide
Kent Resilience Forum and the South East Region Association of
Chief Police Officers. Kent Police has consistently achieved 'excellent'
gradings from the inspectorate in relation to managing diversity
and in making efficient use of resources.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
— led
the burglary control programme while at Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith
(forerunner to the London-wide 'Operation Bumblebee');
— developed street robbery reduction techniques
under the Operation Eagle Eye initiative while at Paddington;
— gave specialist advice on crime and terrorism
issues, undertook inspections of police force Special Branches
on counter-terrorism and gave regular advice to Her Majesty's
Chief Inspector of Constabulary, ministers and the Home Secretary
while on secondment to the Inspectorate;
— helped set up the Racial and Violent
Crime Task Force in response to criticism of the Metropolitan
Police arising from the Stephen Lawrence inquiry;
— worked on street crime reduction while
chief superintendent in charge of Battersea Police Station;
— set up Operation Trident to tackle gun
crime in black communities in London while in command of the West
Area Serious Crime Group;
— was awarded G2 'Man of the Year' (2001)
in recognition of personal achievements and contribution to policing
in London;
— held the posts of deputy assistant commissioner
(2002) heading the Metropolitan Police Drugs Directorate; and
director of intelligence for the service, as part of a newly formed
Specialist Crime directorate; and
— successfully completed Cabinet Office
Top Management Programme and awarded the Queen's Police Medal
for distinguished service in July 2004.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Social Psychology,
Masters Degree in Business Administration from Brunel University,
separate postgraduate diplomas in law, marketing and criminology
and Honorary Doctorates of Laws from both Sussex University and
the University of East London.
Companion of the Institute of Management and a fellow
of the Royal Society of Arts. Also a non-practising barrister,
called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in July 2007.
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