ACPO comment on the retirement of Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin

ACPO president Sir Hugh Orde said:

“Tim Godwin has made an outstanding contribution to policing, working tirelessly not just for the Metropolitan Police but for the whole police service. He made an immense contribution to keeping London safe, not just over recent months as Acting Commissioner, when it was a pleasure to work alongside him in dealing with the summer riots, but across many years in territorial policing, where he drove through neighbourhood teams and cut crime.

"His has also been an influential and authoritative voice in national policing, where he took a lead role through ACPO in reforms to criminal justice. In that role he was relentlessly focussed on securing a more efficient and effective criminal justice system which better serves the needs of victims and the public. He was also a great innovator, pushing for streamlined charging and case preparation and exploiting technology to reduce police officer time spent in courts, for example through virtual courts.

“His decision to move on to the private sector will be a great loss to the service. He leaves behind an exceptional legacy of lasting reforms which secured better policing for the public.”

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