Pippa Mills Explained

Pippa Mills
Office:Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police
Term Start:2023
Profession:Police officer

Phillippa Mills is a British senior police officer. From 2021 to 2023 she was Chief Constable of West Mercia Police and she is now an Assistant Commissioner, Trust and Legitimacy of the Metropolitan Police.

Police career

Having studied at the University of Kent at Canterbury, she then served in the Metropolitan Police from 1996 to 2017, rising to Chief Superintendent (Temporary Commander), working in Westminster, Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Hackney, leading on public order events such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and overseeing major changes to the Met's Command and Control system.

She was heading Covert Policing and Intelligence by May 2017, when she transferred to Essex Police.[1] There she was promoted to Assistant Chief Constable, then in March 2019 to Deputy Chief Constable, in which role she led the initial response to the Essex lorry deaths that October.[2]

The West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner announced on 30 June that she was his preferred candidate as the next Chief Constable of West Mercia Police. Mills' appointment was confirmed on 13 July, making her the first woman to lead West Mercia.[3] [4] On 8 August 2023 she announced she would be leaving West Mercia Police to return to the Metropolitan Police as an Assistant Commissioner.[5] [6]

Honours

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  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
  • 2022
  • UK Version of this Medal
  • 2023
  • UK Version of this Medal

References

  1. News: Candidate nominated to be region's next chief constable 'committed to delivering excellent service'. Lisa. O'Brien. Shropshire Star. 30 June 2021. 8 August 2023.
  2. News: West Mercia Police to get its first female chief constable - and she loves dogs!. Birmingham Live. 5 July 2021. Jane. Tyler. 8 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Pippa Mills named as new West Mercia Police Chief Constable. Rory. Smith. www.shropshirestar.com. 13 July 2021. 4 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Meet the first female chief for West Mercia Police. Hereford Times. James. Thomas. 18 July 2021. 4 September 2021.
  5. News: Chief Constable Pippa Mills announces departure from West Mercia. 8 August 2023. 9 August 2023. BBC News.
  6. News: New Met Assistant Commissioners appointed. 8 August 2023. news.met.police.uk. 8 August 2023.