Will Kerr

William James Kerr is a Northern Irish police officer who subsequently became chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police. He was suspended from that role in July 2023.

Kerr served as a police officer in Northern Ireland for 27 years, serving with both the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and its successor, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), eventually attaining the rank of assistant chief constable, leading on serious crime and counter terrorism. In 2018, he joined Police Scotland, becoming deputy chief constable, and in December 2022 joined Devon and Cornwall Police.

In July 2023, he was suspended on full pay, on suspicion of misconduct relating to an investigation by the PSNI into "allegations of serious sexual assault" and of misconduct in public office.

In April 2025, the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland announced that it would not be prosecuting Kerr for any of the alleged offences.

In July 2025, Kerr announced that he would be taking early retirement. and awarded the King's Police Medal in the 2023 New Year Honours.

For services to Policing and the community in Northern Ireland