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Merseyside Police has welcomed Assistant Chief
Constable Nikki Holland
MERSEYSIDE Police has welcomed back Assistant Chief
Constable Nikki Holland, from South Wales Police, following the retirement of
ACC Andy Ward, on Friday, 15 January 2016. ACC Holland has taken responsibility
for the Matrix Serious and Organised Crime portfolio. She also has
responsibility for TITAN, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit. ACC
Ward, who joined the force in 1983 at the age of 20. He is originally from
Ulverston, undertook a variety of uniform, plain clothes and CID duties across
Liverpool during his early career including working within the Force Major
Incident Team investigating high profile murders. He also spent some time at the
Regional Crime Squad, tackling serious cross border issues. He was deputy head
of the Complaint Investigation Bureau as a Detective Chief Inspector before
moving to the Major Crime Unit tackling organised crime in Merseyside, during
which time he oversaw some of the largest drug seizures in the country. Andy was
later promoted to Superintendent with responsibility for Operational Support in
the Liverpool North Area in March 2003 and then went to St Helens as the area
commander with responsibility for delivering Neighbourhood Policing to the local
communities. Andy returned to Liverpool North in March 2005, as Area Commander,
leading and directing more than 1,150 Police and Police staff within 1 of the
largest and most challenging BCUs in the country. His roles within Liverpool
North, included being Match Commander at Liverpool and Everton Football Clubs
and Force Hostage Negotiator Co-ordinator. In October 2007 Andy took up the post
of Temporary ACC Chief Constable (ACC), Personnel and Development, holding
responsibility for Recruiting and Resourcing, Personnel Strategy, Personnel
Policy and Management, and Development and Training. Following successful
completion of the Strategic Command Course in 2009, Andy was promoted to ACC
Matrix Serious and Organised Crime with responsibility for protecting vulnerable
people, overseeing force operations, combating the threat from serious and
organised crime and terrorism. He was also an accredited Gold public order and
firearms commander and was part of the National Counter Terrorism Command cadre.
Andy was also the National Policing lead for surveillance and National Policing
lead for interoperability, as well as the Regional lead for Serious and
Organised Crime in the North West.
In September 2012 Andy undertook the role of Temporary Deputy
Chief Constable within the force for a period of 12 months before returning to
his role as ACC Matrix Serious and Organised Crime. ACC Andy Ward,
said:- "I have loved every minute of my almost 33 years as a Police
officer serving the communities of Merseyside. I am fortunate to have enjoyed a
wonderful career and I'm incredibly proud of what I have achieved with the
support of some of the most exceptional people anybody could wish to work
alongside, both inside and outside the Police service. Policing in Merseyside is
never simply plain sailing and whilst challenging, I can think of no career more
rewarding and it has left me with so many wonderful memories. The last 13 years
with the force (8 years as a Chief Officer and five years as an Area Commander),
have been truly unforgettable. Working alongside probably the most experienced
and professional senior Officers and staff in the country has been a privilege.
There have been countless challenges, from leading the fight against serious and
organised crime across both the force and region, to commanding many of the high
profile operations the force has seen, including the serious disturbances in the
summer of 2011. I must say, however, that being awarded the Queen's Police Medal
in the Queen's birthday honours in 2013 was the highlight of my career. I look
back and see how policing now is unrecognisable to when I joined more than 30
years ago. Despite the massive financial challenges we have faced, I leave a
fantastic and professional organisation committed to making the community a
safer place. I really struggled making the decision to retire and I have had an
amazing journey over the last 30 years, but as they say, 'all good things have
finally got to come to an end."
ACC
Andy ward has been replaced by ACC Nikki Holland, who is returning to Merseyside
after being promoted to ACC in South Wales in 2014.
Nikki joined Merseyside Police in 1988 at the age of 19 and was
posted to Lower Lane Police station, before working in other neighbourhood areas
in Liverpool and Knowsley. She is the fourth generation of her family to have
served local communities in Merseyside; her father, grandfather and great
grandfather were Police Officers in Liverpool. She spent the majority of her
service as a detective and served as DCI in Liverpool South and Sefton, leading
on numerous murder enquiries, major incidents and the force diversity Programme
in 2007. In 2009 she was promoted to Superintendent in St Helens and she became
Chief Superintendent for Sefton in 2012.
In 2014 Nikki left Merseyside and was appointed Assistant Chief
Constable at South Wales Police with responsibility for specialist crime, which
included the Joint Scientific Investigation Unit, Major Crime and Force
Intelligence. She was also the regional ACC for Tarian, the Regional Organised
Crime Unit and Wales' Extremis and Counter Terrorism Unit. During her time with
South Wales Police, Nikki enjoyed a number of key successes across her wide
ranging portfolio which included leading the Police response to the publication
of the video 'No Life Without Jihad.' Nikki worked tirelessly with
the local Islamic Community to prevent radicalisation and improve community
relations. ACC Holland, who is married and has an 18 year old son and 2 step
daughters, said:- "I am absolutely delighted to be back in Merseyside and
I hope that some of the learning I have had in South Wales in the last 19 months
will stand me in good stead in my new post. I am really looking forward to the
challenges that the force has to offer and I am committed to making the streets
of Merseyside safer for our communities."
ACC Holland is joined on the command team by Ngaire Waine, who will have
responsibility of Temporary ACC for Operations, Criminal Justice and Call
Handling. T/ACC will fulfil the role, previously held by ACC Ian Pilling who has
been appointed as Deputy Chief Constable at Greater Manchester Police, until
someone is appointed in to the position in the coming months.
T/ACC Waine joined Merseyside Police in 1994 and has worked in various roles
across the force. Prior to taking up the temporary post was Chief Superintendent
in charge of the Contact, Crime and Resolution Department, which is responsible
for the ways in which the public make contact with the Police both in emergency
and non emergency situations. She was also the Area Commander for Liverpool
South.
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