Louisa Rolfe

Louisa Rolfe OBE is a British senior police officer, from 2016 to 2020 she was Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police and now serves as Assistant Commissioner (Met Operations) in the Metropolitan Police.

Rolfe received an OBE in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to policing. She is currently a trustee of charity Police Now.

Louisa Rolfe

OBE
Assistant Commissioner
Met Operations
Metropolitan Police Service
Assumed office
September 2020
Preceded byMark Simmons
Personal details
Born
Louisa Helen Rolfe

November 1969
ProfessionPolice officer

Life

She began her police career with Avon and Somerset Police, with which she spent 25 years, becoming its Head of CID developing specialist units in Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Intelligence for south-west England along with multi-service teams for Crime Investigation, roads policing, dogs and firearms. She moved to West Midlands Police in December 2016 on her appointment as its Deputy Chief Constable.[1] There she has led on diversity and domestic abuse, becoming lead on the latter for the National Police Chiefs Council. On 8 April 2020 it was announced that she would move to the Metropolitan Police Service, becoming Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations,[2][3] assuming the post by August that year.[4]

Honours

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Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
  • 2019
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References
  1. "Met appoints Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police as Assistant Commissioner". news.met.police.uk. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. "Louisa Rolfe joins MPS as Assistant Commissioner". Police Professional.
  3. Guttridge, Richard (8 April 2020). "West Midlands police chief lands senior role at Scotland Yard". Express & Star. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. "Sophie Linden (Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime), Report to the Police and Crime Committee: 7 August 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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