{{Short description|Retired senior UK police officer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Susannah Fish | honorific_suffix = OBE, QPM | occupation = Chief Constable (ret. 2017) | known_for = Services to policing | awards = *Queen's Police Medal *Law Enforcement Upstander of the Year *Nottingham Business Awards Woman Achiever of the Year }} '''Susannah Kate Constance Fish'''<ref name="Wing Sep 2019">[https://wingrutland.uk/2019/09/ Wing Parish Council 2nd Election, 12 September 2019] Wing Community, Rutland, Monthly Archives: 17 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021</ref> {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|QPM}} is a retired career police officer who was awarded the OBE for services to policing in the 2008 Queen’s Birthday Honours.<ref name=GBR>United Kingdom list: {{London Gazette |issue=58729 |date=14 June 2008 |pages=1–28 |supp=1}}</ref>
== Biography == A graduate from London School of Economics joining Nottinghamshre Police in 1986, she received three Chief Constable’s Commendations for professionalism, dedication and courageous leadership.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henpicked|date=11 March 2017|title=Fascinating women: Sue Fish|url=https://henpicked.net/fascinating-ladies-sue-fish/|access-date= 20 March 2021 |website= Henpicked|language=en-GB}}</ref> She received the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service in the 2016 Birthday Honours.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-queens-birthday-honours-2016 |title=The Queen's Birthday Honours 2016 |date=10 June 2016 |publisher=Cabinet Office|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>
Fish was Deputy Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, being acting <!-- 2016–2017 Susannah Fish (acting chief constable), Nottinghamshire Police -->Chief Constable from 2016 until 2017<!-- ("temporary" and "interim" being used by ''Newark Advertiser'' -->, having delayed her scheduled retirement for nine months to cover the absence of Chief Constable Chris Eyre.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://nottstv.com/notts-chief-constable-leave-force/ |title= Notts Police Chief Constable Chris Eyre to leave force|work=Notts TV|date= 9 May 2016|access-date= 13 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/chris-eyre-to-leave-as-chief-constable-of-not-9018054/ |title= Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police to leave for new role | work=Newark Advertiser|date=9 May 2016 |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref> During her time in the police force she had responsibility for the Force Crime Directorate, Force Intelligence Directorate, Scientific Support, Operational Support, Serious & Organised Crime and is also a Gold Firearms, Public Order and CBRN Commander.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=You couldn't make it up: my career and me|url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/home/featureevents/2016/you-couldnt-make-it-up-my-career-and-me.aspx|date=March 2016|access-date=20 March 2021|website=www.nottingham.ac.uk}}</ref>
Fish has spoken about the 'toxic culture of sexism' in the police force,<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 March 2021|title='Toxic culture of sexism' in police, says former police chief|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56427167|access-date= 20 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Evans|first=Martin|date=17 March 2021|title=Former police chief says she would struggle to report a crime because the system is 'thankless' for female victims|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/17/former-police-chief-says-would-struggle-report-crime-system/|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Woman's Hour|date=17 March 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p099zb3t|access-date=20 March 2021|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2 October 2021|title=Breaking up the boys' club: how sexism still damages the police|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/02/breaking-up-the-boys-club-how-sexism-still-damages-the-police|access-date=2 October 2021|work=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> and about her own experience of sexual assault by colleagues.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 April 2021|title=Former police chief tells of sexual assaults by colleagues|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-56661621|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref> She was awarded Law Enforcement Upstander of the Year in the National Hate Crime Awards 2016 for her leadership<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fish|first=Sue|date=10 September 2020|title=I made misogyny a hate crime in Nottinghamshire - and it's changed women's lives|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/made-misogyny-hate-crime-nottinghamshire-changed-womens-lives/|access-date=20 March 2021}}{{registration required}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Police 'to make misogyny a hate crime'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-37431466|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=22 September 2016|title=Six things we've learned about misogyny as a hate crime|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2016/sep/22/six-things-weve-learned-about-misogyny-as-a-hate|access-date=20 March 2021|work=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=13 July 2016|title=Nottinghamshire police to count wolf-whistling in street as a hate crime|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/13/nottinghamshire-police-count-wolf-whistling-hate-crime|access-date=20 March 2021|work=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> on misogyny as a hate crime.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Misogyny as Hate Crime|url=https://www.routledge.com/Misogyny-as-Hate-Crime/Zempi-Smith/p/book/9780367903176|access-date=20 March 2021|website=Routledge & CRC Press|language=en}}</ref>
Fish has established her own consultancy and has been Nottingham Business Awards Woman Achiever of the Year.<ref name=":0" /> She sits on the board of governors of Nottingham Trent University,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Susannah Fish|url=https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/board-of-governors/susannah-fish|access-date=20 March 2021|website=www.ntu.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref> and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Nottingham in 2018.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/legendary-football-commentator-oscar-nominee-1770550 |title= Legendary football commentator and Oscar nominee among honorary doctorates to be awarded by University of Nottingham |work=Nottinghamshire Live|date=11 July 2018|access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref>
Fish was elected as a parish councillor for Wing, Rutland in 2019.<ref name="Wing Sep 2019"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://rutlandcounty.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=145&MeetingId=2047 |title=Agenda and minutes. Council - Monday, 20th January, 2020 7.00 pm |date=20 January 2020 | publisher=Rutland County Council |quote=''Good evening. I am Susannah Fish. I am a Wing Parish Councillor... I was a police officer for over 30 years retiring as Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police. I now run my own business.''|access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=30 June 2020|title=Susannah Fish tells it like it is|work= Fight 4 Rutland|format=video|access-date=14 October 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc_z1bqK_g4}}</ref>
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