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The Mayoral Commissioner responsible for the oversight of West Yorkshire Police, with published priorities and contact details.

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Chief officer team

  • John Robins — Chief Constable
  • Osman Khan — Deputy Chief Constable
  • Jon Arrowsuch — Assistant Chief Constable
  • Richard Close — Assistant Chief Constable
  • Katherine Johnson — Assistant Chief Officer
  • Rob McCoubrey — Assistant Chief Constable
  • Damien Miller — Assistant Chief Constable
  • Lee Berry — Assistant Chief Constable
  • Elliott Sharrard-Williams — Assistant Chief Constable
  • Sarah Jones — Assistant Chief Constable

As published by West Yorkshire Police. Source · 2026-08-07.

Mayoral Commissioner

Tracy Brabin

Mayor of West Yorkshire

Elected 2024 · Term ends 2028

In May 2024, Tracy Brabin was re-elected as the Mayor of West Yorkshire, focusing on transport, housing, regeneration, finance, and policing.

Police and Crime Plan 2024-28

Plan period: 2024-2028

The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Plan 2024–28 outlines strategies for reducing crime, supporting victims, and ensuring community safety across the region. The plan prioritizes tackling serious violence, safeguarding vulnerable groups, and includes specific commitments to make women and girls feel safe.

Strategic priorities

  • 1Spotlight - Tackling serious violence — The Mayor has pledged to make tackling serious violence, specifically knife crime, a top priority.
  • 2Keeping people safe — This priority focuses on tackling knife crime, domestic abuse, child sexual abuse, and violence against women and girls.
  • 3Safer places and thriving communities — This priority aims to reduce anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crime while improving road safety.
  • 4Supporting victims and witnesses — It emphasizes ensuring that all victims benefit from their rights and improve outcomes in the justice system.

Source: Police and Crime Plan 2024-28 — Mayor of West Yorkshire. Summarised from the published plan; see the source for the full document.

For the full police-and-crime plan, the commissioner's blog, complaints data, and how to participate in scrutiny meetings, visit the commissioner's website directly.

Visit Mayor of West Yorkshire

Source: Mayor of West Yorkshire · Fetched 2026-06-30.