Dionne Marie "Dee" Collins CBE QPM (born 1965) is a British retired police officer, who served as Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police from 2016 to 2019. She served a secondment from West Yorkshire Police to the College of Policing where she was Director for the 2019 Strategic Command Course.[1][2][3] Due to ill health, having been previously treated for breast cancer, she stepped down as Chief Constable and retired from the police in April 2019.[4]

Dee Collins
Born
Dionne Marie Collins

1965 (age 58–59)
Lymm, Cheshire, England
EducationUniversity of Manchester
Police career
CountryUnited Kingdom
AllegianceWest Yorkshire Police
Service years1987-2019
RankChief Constable

Honours

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  Order of the British Empire (CBE)
  Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
  Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
  Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
  Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

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  1. ^ "Chief Constable Dee Collins". West Yorkshire Police. December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ Unknown (15 June 2013). "Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013". Police Oracle. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ Unknown (9 June 2018). "Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Police chief to retire over health issues". BBC News. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
Police appointments
Preceded by Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police
2016 – 2019
Succeeded by
John Robins QPM