Louisa Rolfe OBE (born November 1969) is a senior British police officer. She currently serves as Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations in the Metropolitan Police, having been Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police from 2016 - 2020.

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

November 1969 (age 54–55)
ProfessionPolice officer

Life

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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] In late September 2022 it was announced that she would move to Frontline Policing and be succeeded in Met Operations by Matt Twist.[5]

Honours

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Rolfe was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to policing. She is currently a trustee of charity Police Now.

Ribbon Description Notes
  Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) 2019
  Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002
  Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012
  Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal 2022
  King Charles III Coronation Medal 2023
  Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

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  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.
  5. ^ "Two new Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioners appointed". news.met.police.uk. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.