Tim Godwin
Tim Godwin Bernard Hogan-Howe | |
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Preceded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
Succeeded by | Craig Mackey |
Acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police | |
In office 18 July 2011 – 12 September 2011 | |
Preceded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
Succeeded by | Bernard Hogan-Howe (as Commissioner) |
In office December 2010 – January 2011 | |
Preceded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
Succeeded by | Sir Paul Stephenson |
Personal details | |
Born | Haywards Heath, Sussex, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Portsmouth Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
Website | Profile |
Timothy John Godwin
Godwin had previously been Acting Deputy Commissioner from December 2008 following the promotion of the previous incumbent, Sir Paul Stephenson, to Commissioner; he was substantively appointed Deputy Commissioner in July 2009.[2] He also briefly held the top job as Acting Commissioner in December 2010 when the then Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, took a leave of absence to undergo surgery to remove a tumour.[3]
On 8 November 2011, Godwin announced that after 30 years in the police service he was to retire and take a role in the private sector.[4]
Godwin was educated at Haywards Heath Grammar School (now
Early police career
Leaving the Merchant Navy, he joined
Metropolitan Police
He was appointed
He was the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead on Criminal Justice, tasked with reducing bureaucracy in the preparation of cases and improving integration and working practices with the Crown Prosecution Service, and also the ACPO lead on Mobile Phone Crime, a role he first performed as Assistant Commissioner. He chaired the London Criminal Justice Board.
Following the promotion of Sir Paul Stephenson to Commissioner, Godwin served as Acting Deputy Commissioner from January 2009 until he was sworn in on 16 July 2009.[6] He then spent a brief period as Britain's most senior police officer as Acting Commissioner from July 2011 until the post was permanently filled by Bernard Hogan-Howe, a former Chief Constable of Merseyside Police in September 2011.
Honours and awards
He received the Royal Humane Society Testimonial in 1991 for rescuing a man from a high bridge over a railway line, was awarded the runner up prize for Equal Opportunities Achievement in the Police Service by the Home Secretary in 1996, and in 1998 received the National Prize for Public Management Leadership from the Office for Public Management.
Godwin was appointed an
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Order of the British Empire (OBE) |
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Queen's Police Medal (QPM) |
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Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
References
- ^ Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin, Metropolitan Police Service
- ^ "Met Police: Asst Commissioner Tim Godwin". Archived from the original on 2 February 2003.
- ^ Swinford, Steven (14 December 2010). "Metropolitan Police chief Sir Paul Stephenson takes six-week absence to have tumour removed". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ Met Police Deputy Commissioner Tom Godwin retires, BBC News
- ^ "Is there a Fitzwilliam member in the House?" (PDF). Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^ Fresco, Adam (16 July 2009). "Tim Godwin appointed deputy commissioner of Metropolitan Police". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 July 2011.