Simon Parr Explained

Simon Parr, QPM is a former senior Police Officer of the United Kingdom. He held the post of Chief Constable of the Cambridgeshire Constabulary from September 2010 to 2015, replacing Julie Spence.^[1] Since his retirement, Parr took to acting at a local amateur theatre company, The Barn Theatre in Welwyn Garden City, where he is now chairman. He has starred in many productions since 2015 including, "A Christmas Carol", "Rubenstein Kiss" and Willy Russell "Our Day Out".^[2]

Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire

In early 2014, Parr was congratulated by Police Minister Damian Green for significantly reducing crime in the County since his appointment.^[3] As at May 2014, Parr is the National Policing Lead for Information Management.^[4] In March 2014, he was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for his work at Cambridgeshire, which featured a reorganisation of the force at the same time as significant cuts to its budget.^[5]

Honours

Simon Parr was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the March 2014.

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	March 2014.
		2002 UK Version of this Medal
		2012 UK Version of this Medal

Notes and References

1. Web site: BAWP Profile of Julie Spence . 2009-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111332/http://www.bawp.org/assets/file/ACPO%20Spence.pdf . 2011-07-16 .
2. Web site: Chief Constable Simon Parr. Cambridgeshire Constabulary. 16 May 2014.
3. Web site: Chief Constable Simon Parr praised in Parliament for cutting crime in Cambridgeshire by a quarter. 16 May 2014. 13 February 2014. Cambridge News. Brown, Raymond.
4. Web site: Cambridgeshire Chief Constable Simon Parr today speaks on the force's technology drive alongside Policing Minister Damian Green. 16 May 2014. 11 November 2013. Cambridge News. Brown, Raymond.
5. Web site: Chief Constable Simon Parr today awarded Queen's Police Medal at Buckingham Palace after Cambridgeshire force 'transformation'. 15 April 2015. 18 March 2014. Cambridge News.