Chief Officers

Neil Rhodes takes up his role as Chief Constable of Lincolnshire and marks the culmination of his police career which began when he joined Lincolnshire in 1986. Neil was born and brought up in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, in a family with a mining and steel working background. He left school aged 16, with a handful of ‘O’ levels and worked for South Yorkshire County Council in an office based job. He spent a year travelling and working abroad before joining Lincolnshire.

Former Lincolnshire officer Alec Wood has returned to the Force as Deputy Chief Constable after moving to Derbyshire as Assistant Chief Constable in August 2010. Alec had joined Lincolnshire Police in 1986 serving in both uniform and CID roles. He was a senior investigating officer for a number of years and also the Head of Crime. During which he oversaw a number of complex murder and serious crime investigations.

Keith Smy is the Assistant Chief Constable (Safer Neighbourhoods)...Keith joined Staffordshire Police in October 1984 after deciding not to pursue an offer of commission with the Royal Air Force and spent his first 6 years as a neighbourhood constable and sergeant. Prior to transferring to Lincolnshire Police he had been Staffordshire's Head of Protective Services BCU incorporating Crime and Operational Support Divisions for 18 months, a BCU Commander at Trent Valley BCU for 4 years and Head of the Forces Human Resource Department for 3 years...

Roger Bannister has just returned to the Force from the Strategic Command Course and is appointed as Assistant Chief Constable (Protective Services). He  joined Lincolnshire Police in 1988 having graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a Bachelor of Science degree in Policing Studies.  He progressed through the ranks both in uniform operations and criminal investigation roles and took command of the Crime Support Department in June 2009. He completed the Senior Leadership Development Programme later in 2009 and went on to qualify as a Performance Development Coach both within Lincolnshire Police and externally.