Search for county's new top cop begins

3:59pm Thursday 20th December 2012 in Echo News By Gina Marden

THE search for the county's new top cop will begin immediately.

Current Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle announced his decision to leave Essex Police last month.

He told of the decision in a letter to all of the candidates standing for election for police and crime commissioner.

Nick Alston, the new police and crime commissioner, revealed the Chief Constable will leave on May 3 this year.

The search for his replacement will begin immediately.

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fletch12107 says...
4:13pm Thu 20 Dec 12

Job description will include "must be able to manage on a yearly reduced budget, must be thick skinned to take orders from a PCC elected by 10% of eligible voters and must be able to stay in the post long enough to move everyone around and then put them back in the same place when the music stops". Due to cutbacks a knighthood may not be " a given" as with previous Chief Constables.

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Eric Whim says...
4:14pm Thu 20 Dec 12

I know, lets have an election

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mirokou says...
4:22pm Thu 20 Dec 12

Candidate must be able to say "Yes" at every request and suggestion. If candidate at any stage says "No , we can't do that " immediate dismissal will be forthcoming , this will allow all other agencies , particularly the NHS sectors to lay blame at the feet of the Police and avoid all criticism.

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mirokou says...
4:22pm Thu 20 Dec 12

Candidate must be able to say "Yes" at every request and suggestion. If candidate at any stage says "No , we can't do that " immediate dismissal will be forthcoming , this will allow all other agencies , particularly the NHS sectors to lay blame at the feet of the Police and avoid all criticism.

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notinwestcliffanymore says...
5:30pm Thu 20 Dec 12

plenty of candidates on here,

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Carnabackable says...
6:35pm Thu 20 Dec 12

Not only in Essex, are there vacancies for Chief Constables, look at Suffolk and Hampshire, as well as Avon and Somerset, seems the new crime commissioners have dealt an insulting blow, shame they won't be able to fill those boots of experience and knowledge...

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Brunning999 says...
8:03pm Thu 20 Dec 12

fletch12107 wrote:
Job description will include "must be able to manage on a yearly reduced budget, must be thick skinned to take orders from a PCC elected by 10% of eligible voters and must be able to stay in the post long enough to move everyone around and then put them back in the same place when the music stops". Due to cutbacks a knighthood may not be " a given" as with previous Chief Constables.
Exactly the truth there.

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Brunning999 says...
8:04pm Thu 20 Dec 12

I forgot must be a member of the Tory party or at least their partner must be a member.

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asbo industries inc says...
9:07pm Thu 20 Dec 12

what a miserable bunch. i got some rusty razor blades for you....running a hot bath.

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Nebs says...
9:39pm Thu 20 Dec 12

If nobody was appointed, and it was left to the senior officer in each area, would anyone notice the difference.

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Ian P says...
7:35am Fri 21 Dec 12

Nebs wrote:
If nobody was appointed, and it was left to the senior officer in each area, would anyone notice the difference.
The senior officer might.

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notinwestcliffanymore says...
8:36am Fri 21 Dec 12

Nebs wrote:
If nobody was appointed, and it was left to the senior officer in each area, would anyone notice the difference.
if itwas left to a chimp at the local zoo would you notice

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