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employees by 485, and community
support officers by 329.
Mr Fuller also oversaw the intro-
duction last September of neigh-
bourhood task teams, one of the
legacies he was most proud of.
He said: "The support from Kent
people has been excellent too. I reg-
ularly go out to visit communities
and that's something I set out to do
from my first week.
"I've tried to be accountable to
the public. It's all about seeing
things, meeting people and finding
out their experiences first hand."
Mr Fuller joined the Metro-
politan Police as a cadet in 1975
and worked his way up to detective
chief inspector.
As a detective superintendent in
the Home Office he specialised in
giving advice and carrying out
inspections of other forces in rela-
tion to crime and counter-terror-
ism. In 1998 he helped set up the
Racial and Violent Crime Task
Force in response to criticism of the
Met arising from the Stephen
Lawrence inquiry. His last major
position before joining Kent Police
came in 2002 when he became
deputy assistant commissioner
(director of intelligence).
Yet despite all his successes Mr
Fuller has also received his share of
criticism, most notably for how the
Kingsnorth Climate Camp protests
of summer 2008 were handled.
Mr Fuller said: "I admitted only
this week on TV that I accepted
there were aspects of the operation
that could have been done better.
"No operation is perfect, you have
to be willing to learn and improve."
Before winning the job with the
CPS, it is believed Mr Fuller failed
in attempts to become commission-
er and an assistant commissioner
of the Met. It is also understood he
had applied for the top job at the
British Transport Police.
Mr Fuller holds post-graduate
diplomas in law, marketing and
criminology and is a non-practicing
barrister, having been called to the
Bar at Lincoln's Inn in July, 2007.
He will replace CPS Chief Insp-
ector Stephen Wooler, whose con-
tract expires at the end of March.
� Number of police officers has
increased by 263, police staff employees
by 485 and PCSOs by 329.
� Rise in satisfaction with police from the
victims of crime from 81.4 per cent when
first recorded in March, 2005, to 86.6 per
cent today.
� Reduction in overall crime by 22.9 per
cent from 102,819 crimes reported per
year to 79,276.
� Rise in detection rate from 25.4 per
cent to 34.8 per cent.
� The conviction of six people and the
recovery, so far, of more than �21m from
the Securitas robbery at Tonbridge.
� The introduction of both neighbour-
hood task teams and neighbourhood
policing teams to every policing district
in Kent.
� The use of an Automatic Number Plate
Recognition system across Kent that has
enabled officers to target criminals.
� Preserving Kent Police's identity while
achieving significant financial savings by
collaborating with Essex Police.
� Kent is one of only eight forces graded
good by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary
in 2009 for the Policing Pledge.
KENT Police Authority may
seek an exemption to rules
that state Deputy Chief
Constable Adrian Leppard
cannot step into the top job.
Mr Leppard will fill in for Mike
Fuller on a temporary basis until a
permanent replacement is appointed
in the summer, but cannot be pro-
moted because he has already served
as both a deputy and assistant chief
constable in the same force.
Lastmonthhemissedoutonlanding
the top job at Norfolk Constabulary.
Kent Police Authority chief execu-
tive Mark Gilmartin said: "There's a
requirement that says you cannot
serve as all three chief officer ranks
in the same force because it is felt
there is a benefit to having experi-
ence elsewhere.
"This can be waived in extreme cir-
cumstances so we may well seek to
secure an exemption; not to shove
Adrian into the job but just in case he
wants to apply. Undoubtedly he
would make an outstanding chief
constable, here or elsewhere."
The authority is already advertis-
ing for the new post, which comes
with a salary of �147,456.
Mr Gilmartin said he hoped to be
in a position to assess the shortlist by
the middle of May.
Should Mr Leppard apply for the
job, the authority will apply to the
senior appointments panel and a
decision made next month.
Mr Fuller said: "I've worked very
closely with Adrian. He's a very able,
competent and energetic deputy and
I have every confidence in him."
Ian Pointon, chairman of the offi-
cers' union the Kent Police Federation,
declined to comment on Mr Fuller's
performance as chief constable.
THE MPs asked to endorse Mike
Fuller as CPS chief inspector
admitted they were unsure if the
post was suitable for a former
police officer.
Justice committee members ini-
tially felt the two organisations
might be too closely linked for one
to be scrutinised by the other, but
were eventually convinced Mr
Fuller was the man for the job.
Chairman Sir Alan Beith said:
"We are pleased to endorse Mr
Fuller. We agree with his prelimi-
nary view of the character and pri-
orities of his role and of the Insp-
ectorate, and welcome his grasp of
the need for independence, special-
ist expertise where necessary and
for an understanding of the crimi-
nal justice system as a whole."
As part of his new role, Mr Fuller
will manage about 45 permanent
staff, as well as an annual budget
of about �3.8 million.
Mark Gilmartin � chief execu-
tive of the Kent Police Authority
who appointed Mr Fuller � has
paid tribute to his outgoing chief
constable.
He said: "I'd like to wish Mike
the best of luck in his new role and
thank him on behalf of the author-
ity for all his achievements.
"He has been extremely success-
ful here and I'm sure he'll continue
to be so in the future.
"I think the roll-out of neigh-
bourhood policing was one of
Mike's biggest achievements here,
and he worked closely with the
authority to make that happen."
Authority chairman Ann Barnes
added: "Since Mr Fuller's appoint-
ment here he has made a signifi-
cant difference in raising the pro-
file of the force.
"I would like to congratulate Mr
Fuller and wish him every success
in the future. He will be missed
but we have a strong senior team
who will take us forward in 2010."
Mike Fuller: My
achievements
Kingsnorth protest: `The police could have done better'
Justice committee welcomes new inspector
POSSIBLE: Deputy
Chief Constable
Adrian Leppard
Search is on for our
next chief constable
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