Senior Management Structure
- Chief Constable - Ian Learmonth
- Deputy Chief Constable - Alan Pughsley
- Assistant Chief Constable Gary Beautridge (Joint Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate)
- Assistant Chief Constable - Andy Adams (Central Operations)
- Assistant Chief Constable - Paul Brandon (Local Policing and Partnerships)
- Director of Finance (civilian) - Simon Redman (Finances & Infrastructure)
In December 2010, former Deputy Chief Constable Adrian Leppard left Kent Police to take over as Commissioner of The City of London Police, replacing Mike Bowron QPM.
On 22 March 2011 former Kent Assistant Chief Constable David Ainsworth (then Deputy Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police) was found dead at his home. He had hanged himself.
Essex Police and Kent Police set up a joint Serious Crime Directorate (SCD) in 2010, to help share intelligence. Kent Assistant Chief Constable Gary Beautridge is also simultaneously the ACC for Serious Crime for Essex Police. This has led to speculation that the two forces may merge permanently at some point in the near future.
On December 3, 2011 ACC Allyn Thomas (Human Resources & Corporate Communications) retired from Kent Police. Kent have now cut back from 4 ACCs to 3.
On December 5, 2011 Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Paul Brandon then took on the role substantively and the responsibilities of the ACCs' portfolios were rearranged to accommodate the new management structure.
In June 2012 Ian Learmonth received the Queen's Police Medal in HM The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2012.
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