Notts' new county police chief

Nottinghamshire has a new police divisional commander following the retirement of Chief Superintendent Dave Wakelin, Chief Superintendent Ak Khan.

In his new role, Chief Superintendent Khan will command areas outside of the city of Nottingham.

Chief Superintendent Khan, a former traffic warden with 25 years policing experience, said: “Policing is about making sure the public are safe, but also about making them feel safe.

"As well as reducing over-all crime, tackling the issue affecting people’s quality of life, such as antisocial behaviour and criminal damage, are things I would like us to focus on.

“In the past we have tended to assume we know what and where the problems lie and base our policing on those assumptions.

“I would like us to assume less and know more and that means listening to our communities.

"That way we can get to the root of the actual problems and, through collaborative work with our partners, solve them.

“I’d like to thank my predecessor Chief Superintendent Dave Wakelin who has paved the way for me and has left large shoes to fill but there’s still a lot of work to be done.

“I live and work with a can-do attitude and I hope to be able to inspire that in my colleagues so that we aspire every day to do the best we can for the people of Nottinghamshire.”

Chief Superintendent Wakelin, who commanded Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood before Nottinghamshire Police switched to a city/county split, had 30 years pensionable service.