New Chief Constable for North Yorkshire confirmed

The new Chief Constable for North Yorkshire Police is Tim Forber, who started as of 11 January 2024.

Tim Forber, who served as Deputy Chief Constable at South Yorkshire Police, was announced as the preferred candidate for Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police by Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Zoë Metcalfe, following a robust recruitment process in December 2023.

Tim was selected as Commissioner Zoë’s preferred candidate following an extensive two day interview process. The final interview panel consisted of, the Chief Fire Officer, representative from His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Service, a Director from the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, an independent panel member and Commissioner Zoë.

The robust recruitment process included candidates having to design a presentation based on the results of an online survey conducted by Commissioner Zoë. Using the Commissioner’s website and the North Yorkshire Police intranet, the survey generated 852 individual responses about crime and community safety issues.

“I am delighted that the Police, Fire and Crime Panel have endorsed my recommendation for Tim to be appointed as North Yorkshire Police’s Chief Constable. During the interview process he demonstrated his depth of experience and commitment to collaboration and local neighbourhood policing across rural and urban areas. I have every confidence he has the right qualities to drive forward North Yorkshire Police to be an outstanding service and to keep people safe and feeling safe.”

Police and Crime Commissioner Zoë Metcalfe.

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