Dee Collins

British police officer

Dee Collins

Born|

Dionne Marie Collins

1965 (age 59-60)

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Education| University of Manchester
Police career
Country| United Kingdom
Allegiance| West Yorkshire Police
Service years| 1987-2019
Rank| Chief Constable

Dionne Marie "Dee" Collins CBE QPM (born 1965) is a British retired police officer, who served as Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police from 2016 to 2019. She served a secondment from West Yorkshire Police to the College of Policing where she was Director for the 2019 Strategic Command Course.[1][2][3] Due to ill health, having been previously treated for breast cancer, she stepped down as Chief Constable and retired from the police in April 2019.[4]

## Honours

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| Order of the British Empire (CBE) |

* Commander
* Civil Division
* 2018 Birthday Honours

| Queen's Police Medal (QPM) |

* Distinguished Service
* 2013 Birthday Honours

| Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |

* 2002
* UK Version of this Medal

| Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |

* 2012
* UK Version of this Medal

| Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |

## References

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1. ^ "Chief Constable Dee Collins". West Yorkshire Police. December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
2. ^ Unknown (15 June 2013). "Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013". Police Oracle. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
3. ^ Unknown (9 June 2018). "Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
4. ^ "Police chief to retire over health issues". BBC News. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

Police appointments

Preceded by

Mark Gilmore

|  Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police
2016 – 2019  | Succeeded by

John Robins QPM

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