Chief Constable
Julia Hodson
Ms Hodson has been Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire since June 2008.
She became a police officer in 1982 when she joined Merseyside and spent time in uniformed policing, personnel, road traffic, Professional Standards and the Control Room.
Ms Hodson has a LLB Law Degree, an MA in ‘Crime Deviance and Social Policy’ and a Post Graduate Diploma in ‘Counselling.’
She transferred to Greater Manchester Police in June 1995 as a Superintendent where she was later Commander at Wigan Division. She then moved to Lancashire Constabulary taking up the post of Assistant Chief Constable with responsibility for human resources and training, subsequently ACC Operations and then Acting Deputy Chief Constable.
In 2004 she was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of West Yorkshire and made Acting Chief Constable in September 2006 following the retirement of Colin Cramphorn.
Ms Hodson remained in this role until the arrival of Sir Norman Bettison as Chief Constable in January 2007. In January 2008 she was awarded the Queen’s Policing Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours.
