Wiltshire Police Deputy Chief Constable Paul Mills has retired following a 32-year policing career.
Mr Mills served as deputy chief constable since March 2018, with his first day in the role coinciding with the Novichok poisoning incident in Salisbury.
He played a leading role in the response to the Salisbury and Amesbury poisonings, chairing the Strategic Coordination Group and overseeing a multi-agency operation involving 26 organisations.
His work during the incidents was recognised with the award of the Queen’s Police Medal.
Mr Mills began his policing career with Northamptonshire Police before joining Wiltshire Police in 2007 as a chief inspector overseeing neighbourhood policing.
He later held senior roles including head of professional standards, assistant chief constable for crime and justice, and national policing lead for harassment and stalking.
He also led Wiltshire Police’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and recently supported the national policing operation connected to the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry.
Chief Constable Catherine Roper praised his “calm professionalism” and thanked him for his dedication to policing and public service.
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