William Frederick Hughes CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 QPM

Queen's Police Medal

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 (born August 11, 1950) was Director General of Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency

Serious Organised Crime Agency

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 until his retirement on 31 August 2010, when he was succeeded by his deputy Trevor Pearce. He was formerly Director General of the National Crime Squad

National Crime Squad

The National Crime Squad was a British police organisation which dealt mainly with organised and major crimes. Formed in April 1998 after the amalgamation of six former Regional Crime Squads it merged on 1 April 2006 into the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The NCS reported directly to the Home...

, until its merger with SOCA on April 1, 2006. Hughes is now International Director at BlueLight Global Solutions.

Hughes was educated at Aston University

Aston University

Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

, where he received his degree in mechanical engineering in 1973. He began his career in the police force with the Thames Valley Police

Thames Valley Police

Thames Valley Police, formerly known as Thames Valley Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the Thames Valley area covered by the ceremonial counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire....

 in 1975, rising to become Assistant Chief Constable in the West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. It is the fourth largest force in England and Wales by number of officers, with 5671 officers....

, then Deputy Chief Constable with the Hertfordshire Constabulary

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Hertfordshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. Its headquarters is situated in Welwyn Garden City...

. He joined the National Crime Squad in 2000.

He is the UK Head of Delegation at European Police Chiefs Task Force and Chairman of the G8 Lyon Group on law enforcement.

Hughes was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.

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