Jacqui Cheer
Jacqui Cheer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jacqui Cheer |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Police Officer |
Jacqui Cheer was a senior police officer in the United Kingdom. She was the Chief Constable of Cleveland Police until retiring from the Police Service in March 2016.[1]
Early career
Cheer joined Essex Police in 1984. In 2004 she attended a Strategic Command Course, and transferred to Suffolk Police as an Assistant Chief Constable in 2006. She was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable with Suffolk.[2]
Career with Cleveland Police
Cheer was appointed Chief Constable of Cleveland Police on a permanent basis by the force's Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, in February 2013. She has been the temporary chief since late 2011, following the suspension and subsequent sacking[3] of her predecessor, Sean Price,[1] and his deputy, Derek Bonnard.[3]
In September 2013, she received adverse publicity for failing Cleveland Police's fitness test. She was believed to be the first chief officer to fail, although a force spokesman said that as she was in a non-operational role, she was not required to take, (or by implication, pass) the test.[4]
From January to March 2015, Cheer was seconded as an instructor to the London Police College.[5]
Honors and Awards
She has been awarded the Queen's Police Medal.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Jacqui Cheer". Gazette Live. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Chief Constable". Cleveland Police. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Cleveland chief constable confirmed as Jacqui Cheer". BBC. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ Thornhill, Ted (27 September 2013). "Plodding along! £140,000-a-year police chief constable fails fitness test for officers on the beat". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Barley, Sophie (7 January 2015). "Cleveland Chief Constable currently off duty to help train senior officers across the country". Gazzette Live newspaper. Retrieved 21 April 2015.