Former top Staffordshire Police officer given new chief job
Former top Staffordshire Police officer Suzette Davenport was today named as chief constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary – despite being under investigation for her role in the failed Kevin Nunes murder inquiry.
Ms Davenport, currently deputy chief constable of Northamptonshire Police, will take up her new position from the start of February.
After a short spell at the Home Office in 2005, she was appointed Assistant Chief Constable with Staffordshire Police.
In May 2007 she transferred to the West Midlands, where she led the force on intelligence and neighbourhood policing.
Ms Davenport, aged 49, was one of four candidates interviewed to head the 2,207-strong Gloucestershire Constabulary and it will be the first time in the force's 174-year history that a woman has been at the helm.
She said today: "I am delighted and hugely proud to be joining a progressive constabulary that has a strong reputation for policing.
"This is an exciting opportunity for me to work with the new police and crime commissioner at the start of a new era and to deliver first-class policing services and help keep the people of Gloucestershire safe."
