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Chief officers' contact with the media
Here you can find our senior leaders' contacts with the media.
Date |
Subject |
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22/04/2026 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire & Heart FM - The latest Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy (PEEL) report from His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) |
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02/04/2026 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire & Heart FM - Chief Constable's new operational priorities |
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05/03/2026 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Fifth anniversary of Sarah Everard's murder |
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11/02/2026 |
Various outlets – Chief’s Editors’ Forum |
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10/02/2026 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Live phone-in |
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27/01/2026 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Policing reforms |
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20/01/2026 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Finance |
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22/12/2025 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - look back on 2025, look ahead to 2026 |
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05/12/2025 |
Greatest Hits Radio – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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04/12/2025 |
ITV News – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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04/12/2025 |
Sky News – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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04/12/2025 |
Crime Next Door: The Salisbury Poisonings (BBC podcast) – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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04/12/2025 |
BBC South – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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04/12/2025 |
ITV Meridian – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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04/12/2025 |
ITV West Country – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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04/12/2025 |
BBC Points West – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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04/12/2025 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire – The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry |
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22/10/2025 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Children & Young Persons National Conference |
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10/10/2025 |
Swindon 105.5 - Clare's Law following misconduct verdict |
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09/10/2025 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Clare's Law following misconduct verdict |
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09/10/2025 |
Global - Clare's Law following misconduct verdict |
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09/10/2025 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Clare's Law following misconduct verdict |
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15/09/2025 |
Various outlets – Chief’s Editors’ Forum |
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27/06/2025 |
Various outlets – Chief’s Editors’ Forum |
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10/04/25 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Child exploitation and grooming |
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13/03/25 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Changes to Wiltshire Police's estate |
| 14/01/25 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - VAWG & call centre performance |
| 23/11/24 |
Swindon 105.5 - Reflections of the past year and looking forward |
| 21/11/24 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Reflections of the past year and looking forward |
| 23/05/24 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Update on Clare's Law review |
| 23/05/24 |
Global - Update on Clare's Law review |
| 23/05/24 |
Swindon 105.5 - Update on Clare's Law review |
| 21/05/24 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Out of Engage status |
| 21/05/24 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Out of Engage status |
| 21/05/24 |
Heart FM - Out of Engage status |
| 21/05/24 |
That's TV - Out of Engage status |
| 29/02/24 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - First year in post |
| 27/02/24 |
Global - First year in post |
| 24/02/24 |
ITV West Country - New Police Girlguiding badge |
| 24/02/24 |
BBC Points West - New Police Girlguiding badge |
| 24/02/24 |
Swindon 105.5 - New Police Girlguiding badge |
| 29/01/24 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire & Points West -Launch of Wiltshire Police 2023-2027 Estate Strategy |
| 11/01/24 |
LBC - Update on Clare's Law review |
| 11/01/24 |
The Times - Update on Clare's Law review |
| 11/01/24 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Update on Clare's Law review |
| 04/01/24 |
Chief Constable Editor's Forum held with BBC Radio Wiltshire, Swindon Link, Swindon Adver, Salisbury Journal, Swindon 105.5 & Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire |
| 04/01/24 |
Swindon Link - Murder of Owen Dunn |
| 04/01/24 |
Swindon 105.5 - Force performance & improvement |
| 04/01/24 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Clare's Law review, Salisbury police estate, Chief's first year in office review, knife crime & ambitions for 2024 |
| 04/12/23 |
ITV West Country - VAWG conference |
| 04/12/23 |
Swindon 105.5 - VAWG conference |
| 26/10/23 |
BBC Points West - Clare's Law review |
| 26/10/23 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Clare's Law review |
| 26/10/23 |
ITV West Country - Clare's Law review |
| 26/10/23 |
Salisbury Journal - Clare's Law review |
| 26/10/23 |
Global - Clare's Law review |
| 28/07/23 |
Greatest Hits Radio Salisbury – ONS stats regarding charge rates for sexual offences |
| 27/07/23 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire - Improved charge rates for sexual offences |
| 21/06/23 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire – Summer Solstice |
| 21/06/23 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire – Summer Solstice |
| 15/05/23 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire – Op Sceptre launch |
| 15/05/23 |
Swindon 105.5 – Op Sceptre launch |
| 15/05/23 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire – Op Sceptre launch |
| 15/05/23 |
ITV West Country/ITV Meridian – Op Sceptre launch |
| 15/05/23 |
BBC Points West – Op Sceptre launch |
| 27/02/23 |
Heart FM – First day as new Chief Constable |
| 27/02/23 |
Salisbury Journal – First day as new Chief Constable |
| 27/02/23 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire– First day as new Chief Constable |
| 27/02/23 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire – First day as new Chief Constable |
| 27/02/23 |
ITV West Country – First day as new Chief Constable |
| 27/02/23 |
BBC Points West – First day as new Chief Constable |
Date |
Subject |
Date |
Subject |
| 26/03/2026 |
Swindon 105.5 – Op Scorpion & knife crime |
| 04/03/2026 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire – Op Scorpion |
| 28/02/25 |
BBC Points West – Graham Trinder inquest |
| 19/05/23 |
BBC Points West – West Point burglary |
| 05/05/23 |
BBC Points West – Neighbourhood patrols to crack down on gang violence |
| 19/05/23 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire – West Point burglary |
| 05/08/22 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire – Response to Child Protection Inspection report |
| 04/10/21 |
ITV West Country – Officer Verification Process |
| 03/10/21 |
Swindon Adver – Officer Verification Process |
| 03/10/21 |
Heart FM – Officer Verification Process |
| 03/10/21 |
Greatest Hits Radio Wiltshire – Officer Verification Process |
| 20/07/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire – Launch of Click or Call campaign |
| 03/02/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire – Response to non-fatal IOPC report |
| 12/01/21 |
BBC Points West – Policing response to COVID19 |
| 27/07/20 |
BBC Points West – New legislation on face coverings in shops |
| 23/07/20 |
Swindon Advertiser – New legislation on face coverings in shops |
| 23/07/20 |
Heart FM – New legislation on face coverings in shops |
| 23/06/20 |
Swindon Advertiser – Background interview following appointment |
Date |
Subject |
Date |
Subject |
| 27/07/23 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire - Right Care, Right Person |
| 27/07/23 |
Swindon Advertiser - Right Care, Right Person |
| 21/11/22 |
Radio 4 - Stalking and Harassment legislation |
| 03/11/22 |
BBC South Today - Stalking and Harassment legislation |
| 15/01/21 |
ITV West Country, policing response to COVID19 |
| 14/04/20 |
Heart FM, policing response to COVID19 |
| 20/01/20 |
BBC Wiltshire, Introduction of Stalking Protection Orders |
| 20/01/20 |
Heart FM, Introduction of Stalking Protection Orders |
| 16/09/19 |
BBC Points West, Police Officer Recruitment |
| 16/09/19 |
Wiltshire Times, Police Officer Recruitment |
| 05/09/19 |
Heart FM, Police Officer Recruitment |
| 10/04/19 |
ITV News (National), Police response to stalking and harassment/National Stalking Awareness Week |
| 08/04/19 |
ITV West Country News, National Stalking Awareness Week |
| 08/04/19 |
BBC Wiltshire, National Stalking Awareness Week |
| 08/04/19 |
Heart FM, National Stalking Awareness Week |
| 03/04/19 |
BBC Points West, National Stalking Awareness Week |
| 01/03/19 |
Various, attended Wiltshire Council media briefing regarding the latest progress with Salisbury nerve agent attack |
| 25/02/19 |
BBC Points West, Anniversary of Salisbury nerve agent attack |
| 16/01/19 |
BBC Wiltshire, Anniversary of Salisbury nerve agent attack |
| 08/01/19 |
BBC One, follow up meeting for Salisbury nerve agent drama |
| 13/12/18 |
BBC One, initial meeting for Salisbury nerve agent drama |
| 14/09/18 |
BBC Panorama, Forthcoming documentary on the two major incidents |
| 24/08/18 |
ITV Westcountry, Re-opening of Queen Elizabeth Gardens |
| 24/08/18 |
BBC Points West, Re-opening of Queen Elizabeth Gardens |
| 24/08/18 |
BBC Wiltshire, Re-opening of Queen Elizabeth Gardens |
| 24/08/18 |
Spire FM, Re-opening of Queen Elizabeth Gardens |
| 24/08/18 |
Heart FM, Re-opening of Queen Elizabeth Gardens |
| 24/07/18 |
Various, Attended public meeting in Salisbury to update on major incident. Various members of the media attended. |
| 04/07/18 |
Various, Statement read to media at The Bowman Centre, Amesbury, to update on major incident |
Previous senior leaders
Date |
Subject |
| 21/12/22 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, Response to Victim Service Assessment |
| 14/07/22 |
Greatest Hits Radio, Op Scorpion |
| 07/07/22 |
Greatest Hits Radio, PEEL inspection |
| 07/07/22 |
Heart FM, PEEL inspection |
| 07/07/22 |
Salisbury Journal, PEEL inspection |
| 07/07/22 |
Swindon Adver, PEEL inspection |
| 07/07/22 |
BBC Points West, PEEL inspection |
| 07/07/22 |
ITV West Country, PEEL inspection |
| 07/07/22 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, PEEL inspection |
| 06/07/22 |
BBC Points West, PEEL inspection |
| 06/07/22 |
BBC Politics West PEEL inspection |
| 30/06/22 |
The Sunday Times Magazine, pressures on modern day policing |
| 08/04/22 |
Swindon Adver, Operation Scorpion |
| 03/10/21 |
BBC Points West, Officer Verification Process |
| 19/07/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, end of COVID lockdown |
| 20/04/21 |
Heart FM, HMICFRS report Policing in the Pandemic |
| 20/04/21 |
Swindon Advertiser, HMICFRS report Policing in the Pandemic |
| 20/04/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, round-up of first weekend of pubs reopening |
| 06/04/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, round-up of first weekend of relaxed COVID19 regulations |
| 01/04/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, relaxation of COVID19 rules |
| 17/03/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, COVID19 year anniversary |
| 12/03/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 24/02/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 15/02/21 |
BBC Points West, COVID enforcement data |
| 09/02/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, FPN disproportionality |
| 03/02/21 |
ITV Meridian, FPNs issued following Swindon house party |
| 02/02/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 26/01/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 26/01/21 |
ITV West Country, assaults on officers during COVID19 pandemic |
| 26/01/21 |
Heart FM, assaults on officers during COVID19 pandemic |
| 19/01/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 14/01/21 |
Swindon 105.5, policing response to COVID19 |
| 12/01/21 |
Heart FM, policing response to COVID19 |
| 12/01/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 07/01/21 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 10/12/20 |
Swindon Advertiser, focus on COVID response & use of force |
| 05/11/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, reaction to national lockdown |
| 14/09/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 14/09/20 |
Heart FM, policing response to COVID19 |
| 10/09/20 |
Swindon Advertiser, review of 2020 |
| 17/06/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, reaction to The Salisbury Poisonings |
| 08/06/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to nationwide protests |
| 25/05/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 11/05/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 27/04/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 21/04/20 |
Swindon Advertiser, policing response to COVID19 |
| 20/04/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 13/04/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 09/04/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, launch of LRF Easter campaign in response to COVID19 |
| 09/04/20 |
Spire FM, launch of LRF Easter campaign in response to COVID19 |
| 09/04/20 |
Heart FM, launch of LRF Easter campaign in response to COVID19 |
| 09/04/20 |
ITV West Country, launch of LRF Easter campaign in response to COVID19 |
| 06/04/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 31/03/20 |
BBC Points West, policing response to COVID19 |
| 30/03/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 25/03/20 |
Swindon Advertiser, policing response to COVID19 |
| 25/03/20 |
Swindon 105.5fm, policing response to COVID19 |
| 24/03/20 |
BC Points West, policing response to COVID19 |
| 24/03/20 |
Spire FM, policing response to COVID19 |
| 24/03/20 |
Heart FM, policing response to COVID19 |
| 24/03/20 |
ITV West Country,policing response to COVID19 |
| 23/03/20 |
BBC Radio Wiltshire, policing response to COVID19 |
| 19/05/19 |
ITV West Country, Kickoff@3 charity football tournament: breaking down barriers |
| 10/05/19 |
Swindon Advertiser, PTSD report relating to police officers |
| 12/03/19 |
Channel 5, interview for documentary on officer assaults |
| 04/03/19 |
BBC Wiltshire, Anniversary of Salisbury nerve agent attack |
| 04/03/19 |
BBC Points West, Anniversary of Salisbury nerve agent attack |
| 28/02/19 |
Sky News, Anniversary of Salisbury nerve agent attack |
| 15/02/19 |
ITV West Country, Anniversary of Salisbury nerve agent attack |
| 31/01/19 |
BBC Wiltshire, Anniversary of Salisbury nerve agent attack |
| 14/01/19 |
BBC Wiltshire, Damage to Swindon Cenotaph |
| 02/01/19 |
Heart FM, Assaults on officers on New Years Eve |
| 02/01/19 |
BBC Wiltshire, Assaults on officers on New Years Eve |
| 27/09/18 |
ITV West Country, Women in Leadership conference |
| 27/09/18 |
Swindon Advertiser, Women in Leadership conference |
| 27/09/18 |
BBC Wiltshire, Women in Leadership conference |
| 15/08/18 |
BBC Wiltshire, Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 15/08/18 |
Spire FM, Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 15/08/18 |
Heart FM, Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 15/08/18 |
The Breeze, Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 15/08/18 |
Gazette and Herald/Swindon Advertiser/Wiltshire Times, Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 15/08/18 |
Salisbury Journal, Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 15/08/18 |
Wilts and Glos Standard, Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 14/08/18 |
ITV (local TV), Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 14/08/18 |
BBC (local TV), Promoting the issue of assaults on officers as part of our Beyond the Beat campaign |
| 10/07/18 |
Various, Attended public meeting in Amesbury to update on major incident. Various members of the media present |
| 09/07/18 |
Various, Press conference outside police HQ to update on Amesbury major incident |
| 05/07/18 |
Various, Attended public meeting at Antrobus House on Amesbury major incident. Various members of the media present |
| 22/06/18 |
Various, Royal visit to Salisbury in relation to major incident |
| 11/06/18 |
ITV Meridian, Three months on from major incident |
| 05/06/18 |
Sky News, Three months on from major incident |
| 04/06/18 |
BBC Wiltshire, Three months on from major incident |
| 04/06/18 |
BBC South Today, Three months on from major incident |
| 04/06/18 |
BBC Points West, Three months on from major incident |
| 16/05/18 |
BBC South, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week (focus on officers involved in major incident) |
| 16/05/18 |
BBC Points West, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week (focus on officers involved in major incident) |
| 16/05/18 |
ITV West country, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week (focus on officers involved in major incident) |
| 16/05/18 |
BBC Wiltshire, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week (focus on officers involved in major incident) |
| 14/05/18 |
Gazette and Herald, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week |
| 14/05/18 |
ITV West Country, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week |
| 14/05/18 |
BBC South Today, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week |
| 14/05/18 |
BBC Points West, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week |
| 14/05/18 |
Heart FM, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week |
| 14/05/18 |
BBC Wiltshire, Beyond the Beat - mental health awareness week |
| 22/03/18 |
Various, Statement read to media outside Salisbury District Hospital regarding discharge of officer |
| 15/03/18 |
Various, Attended Salisbury Area Board to update on major incident - attended by several media outlets |
| 11/03/18 |
Various, Press conference to update on the Salisbury major incident |
| 08/03/18 |
Heart FM, Update on the Salisbury major incident |
| 08/03/18 |
BBC Points West, Update on the Salisbury major incident |
Date |
Subject |