{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{other people|Matthew Parr}} {{Infobox military person |honorific_prefix = Rear Admiral |name = Matt Parr |honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CB}} |image= Rear Admiral Submarines Matt Parr.jpg |image_size= |alt= |caption= Rear Admiral Matthew Parr |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1962|08|20|df=yes}} |birth_place= Coventry, England, UK |death_date= |death_place= |allegiance= United Kingdom |branch= Royal Navy |service_years= 1984–2016 |rank= Rear Admiral |unit= |commands= Commander Operations<br/>British Forces Gibraltar<br/>6th Frigate Squadron<br/>{{HMS|Montrose|F236|6}}<br/>{{HMS|Trafalgar|S107|6}} |battles= |awards= Companion of the Order of the Bath |relations= |other_work= }} Rear Admiral '''Matthew John Parr''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100|CB}} (born 20 August 1962) is a retired Royal Navy officer who has served as Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines and is currently an Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.
==Early life and education== Parr was born on 20 August 1962 in Coventry, England.<ref name="WW 2020">{{cite web |title=Parr, Rear Adm. Matthew John |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-269854 |website=Who's Who 2020 |publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U269854 |date=1 December 2019|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }}</ref> He studied geography at Hatfield College, Durham, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1983.<ref name="WW 2020" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/durhamfirst/docs/02_dur_alumni_mag_lo_res/10|title=Class Notes|publisher=Durham University|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref>
==Naval career== Parr joined the Royal Navy in 1984.<ref name=vox>[http://vox.gi/local/2267-Gibraltars_New_CBF_CDRE_MJ_Parr.html Gibraltar's New CBF – CDRE M J Parr] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130213164104/http://vox.gi/local/2267-Gibraltars_New_CBF_CDRE_MJ_Parr.html |date=13 February 2013 }} Vox, 29 April 2007</ref> He completed the Submarine Command Course in 1993 and then became executive officer of the submarine {{HMS|Triumph|S93|6}}.<ref name=vox/> He became an Operations Officer at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in 1995 and was then given command of the submarine {{HMS|Trafalgar|S107|6}} in 1997.<ref name=vox/>
Parr became commanding officer of the frigate {{HMS|Montrose|F236|6}} as well as Captain of the 6th Frigate Squadron in 2001, Deputy Flag Officer Sea Training at Plymouth in 2003 and then returned to Northwood to join the Fleet Operations in 2005.<ref name=vox/>
He went on to be commander, British Forces Gibraltar in May 2007,<ref name=appoints>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf Senior Royal Navy appointments] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315105247/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf |date=15 March 2012 }}</ref> Director of Operational Capability at the Ministry of Defence in March 2009,<ref name=tri>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033054/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf |date=17 November 2015 }}</ref> and Principal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Defence Staff in December 2010.<ref name=tri/>
He became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in December 2011, which was re-designated Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) in April 2012,<ref name=appoints/> and Commander Operations and Rear Admiral, Submarines in May 2013.<ref>[http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/November/11/131111-Trainee-submariners Trainee Submariners pay respects to Nelson]</ref> Parr retired in April 2016.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61577|supp=y|page=10708|date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
Parr was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2014 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60728|supp=y|page=2|date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/268848/New_Year_Honours_2014_military_division_list.pdf New Year Honours 2014 Military Division]</ref>
==Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary== On leaving the navy, Parr was appointed to Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/about-us/who-we-are/matt-parr/|title=Matt Parr|publisher=Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary|access-date=15 December 2016}}</ref> He has additionally been an HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services since 2017.<ref name="WW 2020" /> In June 2022, after the Metropolitan Police was placed in special measures by HMIC, Parr wrote to Commissioner Stephen House to outline "substantial and persistent concerns" regarding the force's performance, including its "inexperienced" workforce, its backlog of online child abuse cases, the stop and search of the athlete Bianca Williams, the strip-searching of children, the murder of Sarah Everard, and the force's approach to internal corruption.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61977535|title=Met Police: Inspectorate has 'substantial and persistent' concerns|date=29 June 2022|access-date=7 July 2022|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=Sir Philip Jones}} {{s-ttl|title=Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff|years=2009–2012}} {{s-non|reason=Post renamed}} |- {{s-new}} {{s-ttl|title=Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)|years=2012–2013}} {{s-aft|after=Clive Johnstone}} |- {{s-bef|before=Ian Corder}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander Operations|years=2013–2015}} {{s-aft|after=Robert Tarrant}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parr, Matthew}} Category:Royal Navy rear admirals Category:Living people Category:1962 births Category:Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath