INTERVIEW


Acting National Chair Tiff Lynch sits down with Charlie Hall QPM, retired chief constable for Hertfordshire Constabulary, to find out more about his appointment as a strategic advisor for the Police Federation of England and Wales


CHAIR ASKS


Tiff Lynch: Retiring from the police service after 32 years is an admirable feat. Take us back to the beginning - tell us more about your career journey. Charlie Hall QPM: I became a police officer in September 1992, joining Norfolk Constabulary and following in both my father’s and grandfather’s footsteps. My father had recently retired, and I inherited his collar number, which meant a great deal to me. My initial training was at Shotley Regional Police Training Centre in Suffolk and my first posting was to Norwich. After a few years response policing I was promoted to sergeant, working in Great Yarmouth and over the following 15 years or so my


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career involved much uniform policing, some time as a detective and a couple of corporate roles around the county. I became an assistant chief constable in Norfolk in 2009 where I helped to


on becoming chief constable. I led nationally on a number of areas for the National Police Chiefs’ Council, including the Operational Co-ordination Committee, ANPR, JESIP and the recent accountability review. I retired on New Year’s Eve


“The complexity in policing, levels of accountability and expectations on officers have all increased, with some of these challenges feeling bigger than ever.”


develop the extensive collaboration with Suffolk, then later I became deputy chief constable before relocating with the family to Hertfordshire in 2016


after 32 years’ service and look back fondly on my career. I undertook many roles across all ranks, but undoubtedly the most enjoyable and satisfying will always remain as a response officer in Mile Cross, Norwich at the start of my career. The team


spirit was just amazing.


TL: What do you believe are the, say three, biggest issues facing our


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