05/06/2025
Gary Mason
The chief constable extended his career in 2023 after changing his mind about retiring.
Cambridgeshire Constabulary has confirmed that Chief Constable Nick Dean’s contract has come to an end and he will be leaving the force in September.
He was appointed as the Chief Constable in September 2018. In June 2023 he reconsidered his decision to retire and extended his contract having announced earlier that year he would retire from the service after a 31-year career, five of which have been in Cambridgeshire.
The PCC agreed an extension but that contract has now come to an end.
CC Dean started his career in Norfolk. Promotion to Inspector saw him oversee rural policing across the Fenland area following a high profile event and this included working in one of the first cross border units alongside Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire police forces.
A spell in CID at Detective Inspector level within Norwich led to his promotion to Chief Inspector where Nick was responsible for the city centre neighbourhood sectors, custody, special constabulary and roads policing.
In 2004 Nick returned to the west of the county to take up a position as District Superintendent for Kings Lynn and Breckland. He remained there after a force restructure until he was transferred to Norwich as the District Commander. Prior to being promoted to Assistant Chief Constable, Nick was head of CID and then Chief Superintendent for the county’s local policing structure.
He was appointed Temporary Assistant Chief Constable within Norfolk in June 2013 and was made substantive ACC in May 2016; he became temporary Deputy Chief Constable in October 2016. Nick was substantively promoted to DCC in February 2017.
In his role as Chief, Nick is the NPCC Lead for Charging under the Criminal Justice Coordination Committee and NPCC Lead for Forensics under the Crime Coordination Committee. Nick is also an assessor at the Senior Police Assessment Centre and one of the Co-directors.