Jon Boutcher

Chief Constable
Jon Boutcher
QPM
Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 October 2023
DeputyMark Hamilton
Preceded bySimon Byrne
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
ProfessionPolice officer

Jon Boutcher QPM is a senior British police officer. He was appointed as Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 7 November 2023.[1][2] He served as interim Chief Constable from 12 October 2023 whilst the recruitment process was ongoing to appoint someone permanently.[3][4][5][6][7] He was the Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police from 2015 until April 2019.[8] He also leads Operation Kenova, a series of historical investigations into murders which occurred during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.[9][10]

Kenova published its interim report outlining its findings on 8 March 2024.

Boutcher was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2015 Birthday Honours.[11]

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  2. ^ "Policing Board confirms Chief Constable appointment". Northern Ireland Policing Board. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ^ "PSNI: Jon Boutcher picked as interim chief constable". BBC News. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ^ Corscadden, Jane (2023-10-04). "Jon Boutcher: The PSNI's preferred Chief Constable candidate". BelfastLive. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  5. ^ "Jon Boutcher: Impressive track record of a man well versed in NI policing issues". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2023-10-05. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  6. ^ "Jon Boutcher can restore public's confidence in PSNI, says ex-chief constable". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2023-10-05. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  7. ^ "Jon Boutcher". psni.police.uk. Police Service of Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Police Professional | Jon Boutcher to step down as chief constable". Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  9. ^ "Home |". www.kenova.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  10. ^ "About Jon Boutcher |". www.kenova.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  11. ^ United Kingdom: "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2015. p. B34.