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Nick Ephgrave

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Nick Ephgrave
Director of the Serious Fraud Office
Assumed office
25 September 2023
MinisterVictoria Prentis
The Lord Hermer
Preceded byLisa Osofsky
Assistant Commissioner
Frontline Policing
Metropolitan Police Service
In office
September 2020 – September 2022
Preceded byMark Simmons
Assistant Commissioner
Met Operations
Metropolitan Police Service
In office
January 2019 – September 2020
Preceded bySteve House
Succeeded byLouisa Rolfe
Chief Constable of Surrey Police
In office
December 2015 – January 2019
Preceded byLynne Owens
Succeeded byGavin Stephens
Personal details
ProfessionPolice officer

Nicholas Bevan Ephgrave QPM is a senior British police officer. He is the Director of the Serious Fraud Office.[1] He was previously Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. He was senior investigating officer on the re-investigation of Damilola Taylor's murder.

Early life and education

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Ephgrave was born in Surrey, England. His first career was as a physicist in the National Health Service (NHS).[2]

Policing career

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He first became an officer in the Metropolitan Police Service, rising to Commander of Lambeth Borough before becoming Chief Constable of Surrey Police (2016-2018).[3] He then returned to the Metropolitan Police as Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations.[4][5] In June 2016 he received the Queen's Police Medal. He also headed the National Police Chiefs' Council's Coordination Committee on Criminal Justice[6] and was due to leave the Metropolitan Police to take up a new temporary post with the Council later in 2022.[7]

Honours

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Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
  • 2022
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

References

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  1. ^ "Nick Ephgrave QPM begins tenure as Director of the Serious Fraud Office" (Press release). Serious Fraud Office. 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Martin; Hymas, Charles (2 July 2022). "Here's who could soon replace Cressida Dick as Met Police commissioner". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Met Police Appoints Two New Assistant Commissioners". Emergency Services Times. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Senior Management Team". Metropolitan Police. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Chief Constable Nick Ephgrave to leave Surrey Police for Met". Get Surrey. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Coordination Committee - Criminal Justice". National Police Chiefs' Council. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ Weaver, Matthew (8 August 2022). "Three top Met officers to depart as new boss prepares to take over". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2022.