World Police Summit: ACC Katy Barrow-Grint runner-up for Inspiring Female Officer Award

Fantastic news to share! On International Women’s Day 2024, at the World Police Summit, out of 100+ entries from 40 countries, our very own ACC Katy Barrow-Grint was runner-up for the Inspiring Female Officer Award.

Pictured ACC Barrow-Grint alongside the award winner, Sgt Beth Millard from Ontario Provincial Police, Canada.

When asked about the award, Katy and Beth said: “Us being here at the World Police Summit, representing all women in policing internationally, it’s an absolutely fantastic way to mark International Women’s Day. It’s a testament to the great women in this profession who are here, and all across the world; most importantly, it’s about inspiring the next generation and telling them, if you are interested in policing, join today!”

Katy joined Thames Valley Police in 2000 having studied Sociology at the London School of Economics. She has worked in a variety of roles and ranks including uniform patrol, CID, neighbourhood policing, child abuse investigation, surveillance and strategic development. At Superintendent rank Katy has been head of Criminal Justice for Thames Valley Police and the Head of Specialist Operations, running covert policing for the force. Since 2021 she was Chief Superintendent for local policing in Oxfordshire, as well as holding thematic areas of force business including the Violence Against Women & Girls portfolio, Neighbourhood Policing, Citizens in Policing, and Mental Health. In April 2023 Katy was promoted to Assistant Chief Constable for Crime and Criminal Justice.

Katy completed her Master’s in Police Leadership and Management at Warwick Business School in 2015. She has a keen academic interest in domestic abuse and published an academic journal article on domestic abuse attrition rates following her master’s research, and a book chapter on domestic abuse in ‘An Introduction to Professional Policing’. She has recently written a book with colleagues titled – published by Routledge in November 2022.

Katy is always keen to develop Thames Valley Police’s understanding and learning from the academic work being completed by officers and staff, and as a result, instigated the ‘TVP Journal’ which is a fantastic gateway to recognise the academic work of officers and staff. Following the success of the TVP Journal Katy was asked to be the Editor in Chief of the College of Policing Publication ‘Going Equipped’. Katy also leads on @WeCops an X (previously Twitter) debate forum on current police issues in the UK.

On behalf of Thames Valley Police, many congratulations to all the nominees and our colleague Katy!

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