Kevin Hurley: Difference between revisions

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| term_end = 611 May 2016

| predecessor = [[Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011|''Office created'']]

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| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]]

'''Kevin Barry Hurley''', [[Efficiency Decoration|TD]] (born September 1953) is a British politician and former [[police officer]]. He was the [[Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner]] between November 2012 and May 2016. He previously served in the [[Metropolitan Police]], reaching the rank of [[Detective]] [[Chief Superintendent]]. He was also an officer of the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]], serving first in the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] and then in the [[Royal Military Police]].

Hurley attended St Mary's primary school in Eltham from 1959 to 1965. He then went to St. Joseph's Academy in Blackheath, South London from 1965 to 1972. He studied at the [[Victoria University of Manchester]] from 1972 to 1976. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree (BSc) in [[Civil Engineering]].<ref>http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/kevin-hurley/2b/756/35 {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}</ref>

On 16 January 1974, Hurley was [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into Section B of the [[Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve]] as a [[second lieutenant]] (on probation). He was given the [[service number]] 497343.<ref name="LG 11 March 1974">{{London Gazette |issue=46233 |date=11 March 1974 |startpagepages=31973197–3198 |endpage=3198 |supp=yes |accessdate=03 Julyy 2013}}</ref> Section B is the non-deployable category of reserves.

On 1 June 1974, he transferred to the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]], Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve, with seniority in the rank of second lieutenant (on probation) from 616 January 1974.<ref name="LG 18 November 1974">{{London Gazette |issue=46403 |date=18 November 1974 |startpagepage=11377 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=03 Julyy 2013}}</ref> He joined [[4 PARA]] and his commission was confirmed.<ref name="LG 29 December 1975">{{London Gazette |issue=46773 |date=29 December 1975 |startpagepage=16374 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=03 Julyy 2013}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 1 June 1976,<ref name="LG 28 June 1976">{{London Gazette |issue=46947 |date=28 June 1976 |startpagepage=8991 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=03 Julyy 2013}}</ref> and to [[acting (rank)|acting]] [[captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 8 April 1978.<ref name="LG 26 June 1978">{{London Gazette |issue=47577 |date=26 June 1978 |startpagepage=7754 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=03 Julyy 2013}}</ref> On 1 January 1980, he transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers in the rank of lieutenant.<ref name="LG 28 April 1980">{{London Gazette |issue=48170 |date=28 April 1980 |startpagepages=63376337–6338 |endpage=6338 |supp=yes |accessdate=03 Julyy 2013}}</ref> This ended his first period of active reserve service.

On 18 November 1985, he transferred to the [[Royal Military Police]], Territorial Army, as a lieutenant with seniority in that rank from 17 April 1982.<ref name="LG 20 January 1986">{{London Gazette |issue=50405 |date=20 January 1986 |startpagepage=927 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=06 Julyy 2013}}</ref> He was promoted to captainCaptain on 1 July 1986,<ref name="LG 27 October 1986">{{London Gazette |issue=50696 |date=27 October 1986 |startpagepage=13874 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=06 Julyy 2013}}</ref> and to [[Major (United Kingdom)|majorMajor]] on 1 May 1989 with seniority in that rank from 15 May 1988.<ref name="LG 21 August 1989">{{London Gazette |issue=51847 |date=21 August 1989 |startpagepage=9718 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=06 Julyy 2013}}</ref> On 1 April 1991, he transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers in the rank of majorMajor.<ref name="LG 5 August 1991">{{London Gazette |issue=52623 |date=5 August 1991 |startpagepage=11974 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=06 Julyy 2013}}</ref> This ended his second period of active reserve service.

On 1 February 1993, he transferred once more to the Royal Military Police, Territorial Army, as a majorMajor with seniority from 2 March 1991.<ref name="LG 8 April 1993">{{London Gazette |issue=53271 |date=8 April 1993 |startpagepage=6488 |endpage= |supp=yesy |accessdate=06 July 2013}}</ref> He was [[mobilised]] for the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. He first served as the [[CBRN]] advisor to Brigadier [[Jacko Page]], the commander of [[16 Air Assault Brigade]].<ref name="Iraq Enquiry evidence">{{cite web|last=Hurley |first=Kevin |title=Written Evidence for the Iraq Enquiry from: Kevin Hurley |url=http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/media/46159/hurley-statement-final.pdf |publisher=Iraq Enquiry |accessdate=6 July 2013|format=pdf |date=17 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120090635/http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/media/46159/hurley-statement-final.pdf |archivedate=20 November 2011 }}</ref>

Hurley served in the [[Metropolitan Police]] from 1979–20111979 to 2011, when he retired with the rank of Detective Chief Superintendent, having served in his last three years as [[Borough Commander]] for [[Hammersmith and Fulham]]. From 2001–20052001 to 2005 he was the Head of the Counter Terrorism and Public Order Department for the [[City of London Police]].

Hurley sought the nomination as [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] candidate for [[Police and Crime Commissioner]] of [[Surrey Police]] in the [[2012 England and Wales Police and Crime Commissioner elections, 2012|2012 Police and Crime Commissioner elections]]. However, he was defeated in the selection process by Julie Iles. He stood as an independent, appearing on the ballot paper as the '''Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief''' candidate, a registered political party in the United Kingdom of which he is the leader.<ref name=electoral>{{cite web|title=Electoral Commission – Registration search|url=httpshttp://pefonlinesearch.electoralcommission.org.uk/searchEnglish/searchintro.aspxRegistrations/PP1949|accessdate=1622 NovemberJune 20122021}}</ref> On 15 November 2012, he won the election with a majority of 7,725.<ref name=BBC>{{cite webnews|title=BBC News – Surrey PCC election|work=BBC News|date=16 November 2012|url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-20350942|accessdate=16 November 2012}}</ref>

During his term as PCC Hurley became involved in a public dispute with his then Chief Constable, [[Lynne Owens]], following an external report which criticised Surrey Police for failings around organised crime and child protection. Upon Owens' appointment as Director-General of the [[National Crime Agency]] he clashed with the [[Home Secretary]], [[Theresa May]], over his criticism of Owens. Hurley demanded an apology after May described his "attacks" on Owens as one of a "number of incidents" which had given PCCs a bad name.<ref>{{cite webnews|title=BBC News – NCA head Lynne Owens faced criticism as Surrey Police chief|work=BBC News|date=2 February 2016|url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35466283|accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite webnews|title=BBC News – Surrey PCC in row with Theresa May as he demands apology|work=BBC News|date=17 March 2016|url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35837793}}</ref>

In 2016 Hurley gained national attention for saying he wanted to "batter and break the legs" of a man convicted of a stabbing.<ref>{{cite webnews|title=BBC News – Surrey PCC Kevin Hurley 'wanted to break criminal's legs'

|work=BBC News|date=12 March 2016|url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-35793654|accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref>

In the [[2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections, 2016|2016 England and Wales PCC elections]], Hurley's party, Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief, stood candidates in the Surrey, [[Hampshire Constabulary|Hampshire]] and [[Essex Police|Essex]] police authorities with Hurley himself standing for re-election in Surrey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Policing insight -– Who is standing in the PCC elections in May?|date=6 April 2016|url=https://policinginsight.com/analysis/who-is-standing-in-the-pcc-elections-next-may|accessdate=10 May 2016}}</ref>

Hurley was awarded the [[Efficiency Decoration|Efficiency Decoration (Territorial)]] (TD) in November 1997.<ref name="LG 17 November 1997">{{London Gazette |issue=54952 |date=17 November 1997 |startpagepage=12938 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=06 Julyy 2013}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Volunteer Reserves Service Medal]] in November 2005,<ref name="LG 29 November 2005">{{London Gazette |issue=57825 |date=29 November 2005 |startpagepage=15378 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=06 Julyy 2013}}</ref> and was awarded a [[Medal bar|clasp]] to the medal in April 2011.<ref name="LG 12 April 2011">{{London Gazette |issue=59755 |date=12 April 2011 |startpagepage=6983 |endpage= |supp=yesy |accessdate=03 July 2013}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan)]] in April 2019.

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