Susannah Fish
{{Short description|Retired senior UK police officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Susannah Fish
| 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[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 {{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.United Kingdom list: {{London Gazette |issue=58729 |date=14 June 2008 |pages=1–28 |supp=1}}
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.{{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}} She received the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service in the 2016 Birthday Honours.{{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}}
Fish was Deputy Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, being acting Chief Constable from 2016 until 2017, having delayed her scheduled retirement for nine months to cover the absence of Chief Constable Chris Eyre.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}
Fish has spoken about the 'toxic culture of sexism' in the police force,{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} and about her own experience of sexual assault by colleagues.{{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}} She was awarded Law Enforcement Upstander of the Year in the National Hate Crime Awards 2016 for her leadership{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} on misogyny as a hate crime.{{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}}
Fish has established her own consultancy and has been Nottingham Business Awards Woman Achiever of the Year. She sits on the board of governors of Nottingham Trent University,{{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}} and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Nottingham in 2018.{{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}}
Fish was elected as a parish councillor for Wing, Rutland in 2019.{{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}}{{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}}