Carmel Napier

Carmel Napier, QPM (born August 1960) is a British retired senior police officer. She served as Chief Constable of Gwent Police in South Wales from 2011 to 2013.

Early life Napier holds a BA Honours (BA Hons) degree in English and Music; a Licentiate of Trinity College London, and a Diploma in Applied Criminology from the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge.

Police career Napier joined Hertfordshire Constabulary in 1983. She was then promoted to Superintendent with North Yorkshire Police, the head of the Complaints and Professional Standards Department. In 2002, she was promoted to Detective Chief Superintendent as Head of Specialist Support.

Napier resigned from Gwent Police in June 2013 following a threat from the then Police and Crime Commissioner, Ian Johnston, that if she did not leave he would dismiss her. Johnston disagreed with Napier's management style and claimed crime figures had been manipulated. During a review of the role of PCC's both Napier and Johnston appeared before a House of Commons select committee to give accounts of her resignation.

Personal life Napier's husband James is a retired businessman.

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