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British police Commissioner

Katy Bourne OBE Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Incumbent Assumed office 22 November 2012 Preceded by Position established Mid Sussex District Councillor for Cuckfield In office 2011–2013 Preceded by Edward King Succeeded by Pete Bradbury Personal details Born (1964-10-24) 24 October 1964 (age 61) Party Conservative Spouse Kevin Bourne Children 2 Education Roedean School Alma mater Aberystwyth University

**Katy Elizabeth Bourne** [OBE](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (born 24 October 1964) is a [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) politician who has served as the [Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner](/source/Sussex_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner) since winning the inaugural election in Sussex in November 2012. In 2016 and 2021 she was re-elected for her second and third terms in office. In May 2024 she was elected for a fourth term of office, securing 122,495 votes and a significantly narrowed majority of 23,000 on a turn-out of 24.2%.[1]

After selling her [leisure](/source/Leisure) business in 2005, Bourne held a number of political and regional government roles from 2009 onwards. During this period, she served as a [Mid Sussex](/source/Mid_Sussex_District) District councillor. Bourne is the Conservative Party candidate for [Mayor](/source/Directly_elected_mayors_in_England) of [Sussex and Brighton](/source/Sussex_and_Brighton_Combined_Authority) in the [2028 mayoral election](/source/2028_Sussex_and_Brighton_mayoral_election).[2]

## Early life and education

Katy Elizabeth Bourne was born on 24 October 1964.[3] Bourne studied from the age of 10 at [Roedean School](/source/Roedean_School), which is located on the outskirts of [Brighton](/source/Brighton), until she was 16, when she moved to [Aberystwyth University](/source/Aberystwyth_University). Her studies at Aberystwyth resulted in her graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.[4]

## Early career

Bourne was the founder of a [leisure](/source/Leisure) company, which taught people of a wide age range to dance.[5] She sold the business in 2005, according to the [Brighton *Argus*](/source/Brighton_Argus).[4]

In 2008, Bourne was linked with her first political role, when she became involved with the [Conservative Women's Organisation](/source/Conservative_Women's_Organisation). She became one of three deputy chairmen in 2011, before serving as the national chairman until 2012.[6] Around the same time, Bourne became a [Mid Sussex District Councillor](/source/Mid_Sussex_District) for [Cuckfield](/source/Cuckfield), serving in the role from 2011 until 2013.[7] She has also served as a governor of [Oriel High School](/source/Oriel_High_School) in [Crawley](/source/Crawley) since 2008.[8]

## Police and Crime Commissioner

On 15 November 2012, Bourne was elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police during the [England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections](/source/2012_England_and_Wales_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner_elections). She won the election with a majority of 24,426 over the [Labour](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) candidate.[9] She was then appointed as director to the board of the national [College of Policing](/source/College_of_Policing) in 2013.[10]

One of her first initiatives as Police and Crime Commissioner, was the "tweetathon" on Twitter, with the [BBC](/source/BBC) reporting that the reporting of domestic violence rose by more than 50% during a police Twitter campaign to highlight the issue of people not reporting the crime.[11] The work in this field of crime, led to the [Sussex](/source/Sussex) police force becoming the first in England to be awarded a White Ribbon status, as part of the [White Ribbon Campaign](/source/White_Ribbon_Campaign).[12]

During her tenure as the Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police, Bourne achieved a number of goals. Between June 2012 and June 2013, [Sussex](/source/Sussex) crime statistics stated that overall crime had fallen by 7% in the county. Some crimes such as commercial robbery had a slight increase, but overall there were very few specific rises.[13] The rise in burglaries led to the immediate announcement of "Operation Magpie" in late June 2013. The crackdown included roadside checks, in an attempt to disrupt any criminal gangs movements and also a voluntary tag for previous offenders, to rule them out of police investigations.[14] As part of the strategy to tackle crime, Bourne set-up a fund worth £200,000, allowing community groups to apply for grants up to £5,000 to help prevent crime.[15] While many counties were cutting staff during 2013, Bourne announced in the Chichester Oberserver that recruitment had begun for 120 volunteer police in [Sussex](/source/Sussex),[16] and also 60 additional PCSOs.[17]

In 2014, Bourne introduced a new study to measure public confidence in the [Sussex Police](/source/Sussex_Police). This included more than 2,000 young people aged between 15 and 24, which was reported by the [BBC](/source/BBC) as a strategy to engage with young people by the Police force.[18] During the same year, an initiative was launched to help victims of crime at a cost of £1.8 million.[19] Bourne was also successful in securing £250,000 in extra funding for young victims of serious sexual crimes.[20]

Bourne spoke at a meeting in [Brighton](/source/Brighton) about a number of issues in October 2014, including highway legislation. She suggested in passing that a cyclist could wear a form of identification, so the few that broke highway laws could be easily identified.[21] The article lead to a number of remarks in the British media that she had suggested that cyclists should use number plates, something that was untrue. Her comments resulted in an interview with [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) in late 2014 where she stated, "I believed that cyclists should have some form of identification. Now what that identification is, I don't know."[22]

Throughout 2014 and 2015, Bourne called regular performance and accountability meetings (PAMs) to measure the performance of [Sussex Police](/source/Sussex_Police). A number of improvements were made to 101 non-emergency call handling and burglary dwelling performance across throughout the two reported years. Satisfaction of police forces in the United Kingdom fell to an average of 80.4%, with [Sussex Police](/source/Sussex_Police) achieving 93% in the same period.[23] Due to budgetary cuts from central government, police forces were asked to find innovative ways of saving. New technologies were introduced by Sussex police under Bourne's leadership to create additional funds for the force.[24] As part of the move, it also received funding worth £2.348 million from the [Home Office](/source/Home_Office)'s Police Innovation Fund.[25] Bourne also secured £1.1 million over a two-year period to transform the justice system in [Sussex](/source/Sussex).[26]

[Sussex](/source/Sussex) police announced in 2015 that it would be one of the first forces in the United Kingdom to implement an [app](/source/Mobile_app) to assist with the reporting of hate crimes. The app could be used to record evidence of hate crimes as they happen. During the speech at the launch of the app, Bourne stated that she hoped this would allow people to report more hate crimes, something the [Sussex](/source/Sussex) police force felt at the time was under-reported.[27] In late 2015, it was announced that Bourne would be running for re-election as the [Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner](/source/Sussex_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner).[28][29]

In late 2015, Bourne worked closely with the police force to introduce new measures to improve relationships with troubled young people, including the homeless.[30] In early 2016, she worked alongside a number of senior politicians to trial an idea to reduce court costs in rural communities. The scheme would replace administrative hearings with virtual courts, allowing defendants, victims and witnesses to give evidence remotely to reduce costs.[31] Reform's paper on digital justice, suggested such a scheme could result in savings of £27 million.[32] She was also interviewed on *[BBC Breakfast](/source/BBC_Breakfast)* in March 2016 about a pilot of a new scheme to tackle domestic violence. The pilot would provide one-to-one support in an attempt to change the behaviour of perpetrators.[33]

Bourne was appointed [Officer of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) in the [2019 Birthday Honours](/source/2019_Birthday_Honours).[34] In April 2021, Bourne was re-elected for a third term in the [2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections](/source/2021_England_and_Wales_police_and_crime_commissioner_elections).[35] In May 2024, Bourne was re-elected for a fourth term as PCC for Sussex; she is the only person who has held that post since its creation in 2012.[36][37] In July 2025, Bourne was selected as the Conservative Party candidate for [Mayor](/source/Directly_elected_mayors_in_England) of [Sussex and Brighton](/source/Sussex_and_Brighton_Combined_Authority) in the [2026 mayoral election](/source/2026_Sussex_and_Brighton_mayoral_election).[2]

Following the government's announcement of plans to house 500 male asylum seekers in an army camp in [Crowborough](/source/Crowborough), in November 2025, Bourne attended a protest march which locals had organised against the plans. In January 2026, in relation to her attendance at the march, the Sussex Police and Crime Panel voted, in a motion tabled by [Green Party](/source/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales) councillor Paul Keene, in favour of censuring her for bringing her office into disrepute. Bourne, who said she was "so disgusted" at the motion, said that she will lodge a harassment complaint with the monitoring officer for the panel. Bourne said that her "job is to be the voice of the public on policing. That's exactly what I have been doing in this instance" and that she is "not going to be cancelled just because I am saying something that is absolutely my job to do."[38]

## Personal life

Bourne resides in [Mid Sussex](/source/Mid_Sussex_District) with her husband Kevin, who served in the [Falklands War](/source/Falklands_War) as a 19-year-old artilleryman.[39] She has two adult sons and two adult step-daughters.[40][41]

## Electoral performance

### Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

Main article: [Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner](/source/Sussex_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner)

2024 Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Katy Bourne 122,495 39.0 –8.3 Labour Paul Richards 99,502 31.7 +13.1 Liberal Democrats Jamie Bennett 48,923 15.6 +1.6 Green Johnathan Kent 43,105 13.7 +0.3 Turnout 314,025 24.4 –11.3 Conservative hold

2021 Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round Total Of round Transfers Total Of round Conservative Katy Bourne 214,523 47.2% 30,287 244,810 ​​ Labour Paul Richards 84,736 18.7% 43,523 128,259 ​​ Liberal Democrats Jamie Bennett 63,271 13.9% ​​ Green Kahina Bouhassane 60,781 13.4% ​​ Independent Roy Williams 30,408 6.7% ​​ Turnout 453,719 35.8% Conservative hold

2016 Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round Total Of round Transfers Total Of round Conservative Katy Bourne 114,570 41.8% 24,765 139,335 ​​ Labour Michael Jones 61,017 22.3% 25,375 86,392 ​​ UKIP Patrick Lowe 43,075 15.7% ​​ Liberal Democrats James Walsh 29,550 10.8% ​​ Green James Doyle 26,038 9.5% ​​ Turnout 274,250 22.5% Conservative hold

2012 Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round Total Of round Transfers Total Of round Conservative Katy Bourne 59,635 32% 20,393 80,028 ​​ Labour Godfrey Daniel 40,765 22% 14,837 55,602 ​​ Independent Ian Chisnall 38,930 21% ​​ UKIP Tony Armstrong 29,327 15% ​​ Liberal Democrats David Rogers 20,579 11% ​​ Turnout 189,236 15.3% Conservative win

### Mid Sussex District Council

2011 District Council election: Cuckfield (2 seats)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Salisbury 1,142 Conservative Katy Bourne 1,126 Liberal Democrats Stephen Blanch 779 Liberal Democrats Paul Lucraft 472 Green Gillian Maher 282 Labour Sarah Moss 165 Turnout Conservative hold Conservative hold

2007 District Council election: Haywards Heath Ashenground (2 seats)[42] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Richard Bates 941 Liberal Democrats Brian Hall 923 Conservative Katy Bourne 597 Conservative Benedict White 536 Turnout Liberal Democrats hold Liberal Democrats hold

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.sussex-pcc.gov.uk)

- [Personal website](http://www.katybourne.com)

- [*Safer in Sussex*](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7910060/Katy%20Bourne%20PCC%20Newspaper%20Manifesto.pdf)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 2012 PCC election manifesto

- [Conservative PCC Election Broadcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-ogXK7LCY) Bourne's feature in the Conservative [party political broadcast](/source/Party_political_broadcast)

v t e Police and crime commissioners of England and Wales Police and crime commissioners in England Avon and Somerset: Clare Moody Bedfordshire: John Tizard Cambridgeshire: Darryl Preston Cheshire: Dan Price Cleveland: Matt Storey Derbyshire: Nicolle Ndiweni Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: Alison Hernandez Dorset: David Sidwick Durham: Joy Allen Gloucestershire: Chris Nelson Hampshire & Isle of Wight: Donna Jones Hertfordshire: Jonathan Ash-Edwards Humberside: Jonathan Evison Kent: Matthew Scott Lancashire: Clive Grunshaw Leicestershire: Rupert Matthews Lincolnshire: Marc Jones Merseyside: Emily Spurrell Norfolk: Sarah Taylor Northumbria: Susan Dungworth Nottinghamshire: Gary Godden Suffolk: Tim Passmore Surrey: Lisa Townsend Sussex: Katy Bourne Thames Valley: Matthew Barber Warwickshire: Philip Seccombe West Mercia: John Campion West Midlands: Simon Foster Wiltshire: Philip Wilkinson Police, fire and crime commissioners in England Cumbria: David Allen Essex: Roger Hirst Northamptonshire: Danielle Stone Staffordshire: Ben Adams Police and crime commissioners in Wales Dyfed-Powys: Dafydd Llywelyn Gwent: Jane Mudd North Wales: Andy Dunbobbin South Wales: Emma Wools Mayors who exercise police and crime commissioner functions South Yorkshire: Oliver Coppard West Yorkshire: Tracy Brabin Mayors who exercise police, fire and crime commissioner functions Greater Manchester: Andy Burnham London: Sadiq Khan York & North Yorkshire: David Skaith

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