Michael Fuller

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Michael Fuller
Chief Constable of Kent Police
In office
January 2004 – April 2010
Preceded byRobert Ayling
Succeeded byIan Learmonth
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
London, England
OccupationRetired Chief Constable

Michael Fuller

Chief Constable of Kent Police and Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service
. He was the first (and so far only) ethnic minority chief constable in the United Kingdom and the first black officer of chief constable-equivalent rank.

Fuller joined the

New Scotland Yard
.

Whilst a

detective chief inspector stationed at Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith, he devised an innovative burglary control programme which successfully reduced burglary. This was a forerunner to the London-wide Operation Bumblebee. As DCI at Paddington
he devised innovative covert techniques to successfully reduce street robbery under the Operation Eagle Eye initiative.

As a

. He gave specialist advice on crime and terrorism issues and carried out inspections of police force Special Branches in relation to counter-terrorism. He also gave regular advice to the Chief HMI, Ministers and the Home Secretary.

In 1998, he helped set up the Racial and Violent Crime Task Force in response to criticism of the Metropolitan Police arising from the

Stephen Lawrence Inquiry. He subsequently served as a uniformed superintendent in Lambeth and was the chief superintendent in charge of Battersea
, where he was successful in reducing street crime.

In January 2000, as a

Operation Trident
to tackle gun crime within black communities in London.

In 2001, he won the

On 5 January 2004 he took up his role as Chief Constable of Kent. On 16 February 2010, it was announced that following his qualification as a Barrister, Fuller would be leaving Kent Police to start his new role as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate. He was called to Bar at Lincoln's Inn on 26 July 2007.[3][4][5]

He retired from the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate in 2015 at the end of his 5-year appointment.[6] He has written a book about his experiences in policing entitled Kill the Black One First A Memoir of Hope and Justice, published in February 2019.[7]

In 2019, Fuller was awarded an honorary doctorate by Arden University for his "long-standing commitment to mentoring black officers and community support work".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Lucas Alexander Wiley clients - Michael Fuller QPM". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Fuller - biography | Kent Police". Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. ^ "CPS appoints Kent's police chief". 2 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Chief leaving | Kent Police". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. ^ "House of Commons Justice Committee Session 2009-10 Third Report: Appointment of HM CPS Chief Inspector". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Civil Service World Interview". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Kill the Black One First A memoir of hope and justice; BLINK Publishing". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  8. ^ FE News (10 July 2019) "Arden University celebrates graduation ceremony with special honorary guests". Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Police appointments
Preceded by
Chief Constable of Kent Police

2004–2010
Succeeded by