An acting Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire will take over at close of business on December 14 but hand the job back on December 16 to Nick Dean as part of a retire and rehire package.
For one day only – Sunday December 15 – deputy chief constable Jane Gyford will hold the reigns before Mr Dean returns on a 10- month contract.
It is a requirement of the legislation for every police force area in England and Wales to have a Chief Constable in post at any given time.
This proposal means that I will receive my lump sum upon retirement but when I rejoin will not receive my monthly pension,” Mr Dean explained to the police and crime panel.
“I would also not rejoin the pension scheme. There would be no additional cost to the taxpayer for either pension.”
Mr Dean won approval from the panel to participate in the retire and rejoin scheme that is open to all police officers in England and Wales.
It is designed to retain skills, knowledge, and experience within the police service at all ranks of policing.
Agreeing to the proposal, the panel recognised it honoured the two-year commitment to remain in post that was made by Mr Dean in September 2023.
Darryl Preston, the police and crime commissioner, told the panel in that in October 2024, Mr Dean formally asked him for approval to participate in the retire and rejoin scheme.
He said he considered it to be in the best interests of Cambridgeshire Constabulary to retain the services of a “proven leader with considerable calibre and experience, for the benefit of leading the Constabulary and delivering the highest possible policing services to the communities of Cambridgeshire”.
The fixed-term contract for a further period of ten months to 28th September 2025.
Mr Preston said that the length of the fixed term contract would ensure that Mr Dean’s overall term in post does not exceed the mandated 7 years.
