Katy Barrow-Grint
@ktbg1.bsky.social
Deputy Chief Constable, Gloucestershire Constabulary. On the @wecops team! Edits @CollegeofPolice #goingequipped publication. Honorary Research Fellow at City, Uni of London Current Academic Research: Adolescent Domestic Abuse
Lovely afternoon at the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire's summer party at Highnam Court.
⚜️Julie Kent MBE⚜️ gave a wonderful speech & the band of the @glos-police.bsky.social kept everyone's spirits up despite the rain!
It was great to meet Timothy Brain, former Chief Constable too.
⚜️Julie Kent MBE⚜️ gave a wonderful speech & the band of the @glos-police.bsky.social kept everyone's spirits up despite the rain!
It was great to meet Timothy Brain, former Chief Constable too.
September 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Lovely afternoon at the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire's summer party at Highnam Court.
⚜️Julie Kent MBE⚜️ gave a wonderful speech & the band of the @glos-police.bsky.social kept everyone's spirits up despite the rain!
It was great to meet Timothy Brain, former Chief Constable too.
⚜️Julie Kent MBE⚜️ gave a wonderful speech & the band of the @glos-police.bsky.social kept everyone's spirits up despite the rain!
It was great to meet Timothy Brain, former Chief Constable too.
Great to talk to our @glos-police.bsky.social cadets this evening about Non contact sexual offences & the @ThamesVP 'it does matter' campaign, our work with the Internet Watch Foundation on sharing of indecent images & the work I'm doing with @ruthweir.bsky.social on Teenage Relationship Abuse.
September 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Great to talk to our @glos-police.bsky.social cadets this evening about Non contact sexual offences & the @ThamesVP 'it does matter' campaign, our work with the Internet Watch Foundation on sharing of indecent images & the work I'm doing with @ruthweir.bsky.social on Teenage Relationship Abuse.
Today I had the privilege of representing @glos-police.bsky.social at the UK Police Memorial tribute to the 300 men & women from policing who died protecting the home front during the Second World War.
A poignant afternoon hosted by Airbus Helicopters:
ukpolicememorial.org/news/commemo...
A poignant afternoon hosted by Airbus Helicopters:
ukpolicememorial.org/news/commemo...
September 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Today I had the privilege of representing @glos-police.bsky.social at the UK Police Memorial tribute to the 300 men & women from policing who died protecting the home front during the Second World War.
A poignant afternoon hosted by Airbus Helicopters:
ukpolicememorial.org/news/commemo...
A poignant afternoon hosted by Airbus Helicopters:
ukpolicememorial.org/news/commemo...
Just out: UK Parliament research briefing on violence against women and girls in schools & among children & young people.
@ruthweir.bsky.social
Kimberly Cullen & I all contributed in relation to the work we are doing on teenage relationship violence.
post.parliament.uk/research-bri...
@ruthweir.bsky.social
Kimberly Cullen & I all contributed in relation to the work we are doing on teenage relationship violence.
post.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Violence against women and girls in schools and among children and young people
Violence against women and girls is increasing, with online harms and abuse affecting girls at a higher rate than boys. What are the core challenges and opportunities in the UK?
post.parliament.uk
August 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just out: UK Parliament research briefing on violence against women and girls in schools & among children & young people.
@ruthweir.bsky.social
Kimberly Cullen & I all contributed in relation to the work we are doing on teenage relationship violence.
post.parliament.uk/research-bri...
@ruthweir.bsky.social
Kimberly Cullen & I all contributed in relation to the work we are doing on teenage relationship violence.
post.parliament.uk/research-bri...
This afternoon I visited Stow on the Wold, part of the Cotswold & Stroud local policing area of Gloucestershire Constabulary.
It was lovely to meet PC Alison Palfrey who retires next week after 30 years service with the force. Thank you Alison for your service & enjoy your well deserved retirement!
It was lovely to meet PC Alison Palfrey who retires next week after 30 years service with the force. Thank you Alison for your service & enjoy your well deserved retirement!
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This afternoon I visited Stow on the Wold, part of the Cotswold & Stroud local policing area of Gloucestershire Constabulary.
It was lovely to meet PC Alison Palfrey who retires next week after 30 years service with the force. Thank you Alison for your service & enjoy your well deserved retirement!
It was lovely to meet PC Alison Palfrey who retires next week after 30 years service with the force. Thank you Alison for your service & enjoy your well deserved retirement!
Great to have an article on Teenage Relationship Violence in the GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust) in the GDST life magazine.
Really important to talk about adolescent domestic abuse & the work I'm doing with @ruthweir.bsky.social to review how policing & other agencies deal with it.
Really important to talk about adolescent domestic abuse & the work I'm doing with @ruthweir.bsky.social to review how policing & other agencies deal with it.
August 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Great to have an article on Teenage Relationship Violence in the GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust) in the GDST life magazine.
Really important to talk about adolescent domestic abuse & the work I'm doing with @ruthweir.bsky.social to review how policing & other agencies deal with it.
Really important to talk about adolescent domestic abuse & the work I'm doing with @ruthweir.bsky.social to review how policing & other agencies deal with it.
I recently got to visit @glos-police.bsky.social Archives at Gloucestershire Heritage Hub.
It was great to meet Sue Webb who runs the Police Archives together with a great bunch of volunteers.
You can find out more here:
gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk
It was great to meet Sue Webb who runs the Police Archives together with a great bunch of volunteers.
You can find out more here:
gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk
July 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I recently got to visit @glos-police.bsky.social Archives at Gloucestershire Heritage Hub.
It was great to meet Sue Webb who runs the Police Archives together with a great bunch of volunteers.
You can find out more here:
gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk
It was great to meet Sue Webb who runs the Police Archives together with a great bunch of volunteers.
You can find out more here:
gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk
This weekend I have been Gold Commander at @glos-police.bsky.social for The Royal International Air Tattoo
Working with a brilliant partnership silver command including Glos Fire and Rescue & SW Ambulance Service I am really proud of the safe & secure event we have supported.
Well done team!
Working with a brilliant partnership silver command including Glos Fire and Rescue & SW Ambulance Service I am really proud of the safe & secure event we have supported.
Well done team!
July 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This weekend I have been Gold Commander at @glos-police.bsky.social for The Royal International Air Tattoo
Working with a brilliant partnership silver command including Glos Fire and Rescue & SW Ambulance Service I am really proud of the safe & secure event we have supported.
Well done team!
Working with a brilliant partnership silver command including Glos Fire and Rescue & SW Ambulance Service I am really proud of the safe & secure event we have supported.
Well done team!
Today at Gloucestershire Constabulary @glos-police.bsky.social we hosted national & local Victim Support colleagues to talk through the work of the force to support victims of crime.
Lovely to see @katiekempenvs.bsky.social & Prof Claire Collins from the national team.
Lovely to see @katiekempenvs.bsky.social & Prof Claire Collins from the national team.
July 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today at Gloucestershire Constabulary @glos-police.bsky.social we hosted national & local Victim Support colleagues to talk through the work of the force to support victims of crime.
Lovely to see @katiekempenvs.bsky.social & Prof Claire Collins from the national team.
Lovely to see @katiekempenvs.bsky.social & Prof Claire Collins from the national team.
Popped into The Milestone School in Gloucester this afternoon to meet Chief Exec Martin Hughes & Headteacher Stephen Dowell.
What a vibrant & inclusive school where pupils of all abilities & staff can learn and grow together. Really good to be out meeting our local communities!
milestone.sandmat.uk
What a vibrant & inclusive school where pupils of all abilities & staff can learn and grow together. Really good to be out meeting our local communities!
milestone.sandmat.uk
July 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Popped into The Milestone School in Gloucester this afternoon to meet Chief Exec Martin Hughes & Headteacher Stephen Dowell.
What a vibrant & inclusive school where pupils of all abilities & staff can learn and grow together. Really good to be out meeting our local communities!
milestone.sandmat.uk
What a vibrant & inclusive school where pupils of all abilities & staff can learn and grow together. Really good to be out meeting our local communities!
milestone.sandmat.uk
Brilliant visit this morning to see the Gloucestershire Constabulary Forensics Unit.
Great to see the wide variety of work they are involved in, from fingerprints to DNA, telematics to collision investigation.
@glos-police.bsky.social
Great to see the wide variety of work they are involved in, from fingerprints to DNA, telematics to collision investigation.
@glos-police.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Brilliant visit this morning to see the Gloucestershire Constabulary Forensics Unit.
Great to see the wide variety of work they are involved in, from fingerprints to DNA, telematics to collision investigation.
@glos-police.bsky.social
Great to see the wide variety of work they are involved in, from fingerprints to DNA, telematics to collision investigation.
@glos-police.bsky.social
Gloucestershire Police & Crime Panel this afternoon at Shire Hall, Gloucestershire County Council
Good to meet the newly elected panel with Chief Constable Maggie Blyth & set out the national policing threats & local issues in the county.
@glos-police.bsky.social Constabulary
Good to meet the newly elected panel with Chief Constable Maggie Blyth & set out the national policing threats & local issues in the county.
@glos-police.bsky.social Constabulary
July 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Gloucestershire Police & Crime Panel this afternoon at Shire Hall, Gloucestershire County Council
Good to meet the newly elected panel with Chief Constable Maggie Blyth & set out the national policing threats & local issues in the county.
@glos-police.bsky.social Constabulary
Good to meet the newly elected panel with Chief Constable Maggie Blyth & set out the national policing threats & local issues in the county.
@glos-police.bsky.social Constabulary
Today was our 3rd national roundtable looking at teenage relationship abuse, also known as adolescent domestic abuse.
@ruthweir.bsky.social Weir & I talked through our place based round tables & the national police survey I am conducting.
@ruthweir.bsky.social Weir & I talked through our place based round tables & the national police survey I am conducting.
July 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today was our 3rd national roundtable looking at teenage relationship abuse, also known as adolescent domestic abuse.
@ruthweir.bsky.social Weir & I talked through our place based round tables & the national police survey I am conducting.
@ruthweir.bsky.social Weir & I talked through our place based round tables & the national police survey I am conducting.
Got a copy of the 2nd edition of an Introduction to Professional Policing today. Delighted to have a chapter on Policing vulnerability attrition, rape & domestic abuse with the brilliant Professor Emma Williams & Dr. Jennifer Norman.
Thanks to our excellent editors Dr Ian Pepper & Dr Ruth McGrath!
Thanks to our excellent editors Dr Ian Pepper & Dr Ruth McGrath!
July 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Got a copy of the 2nd edition of an Introduction to Professional Policing today. Delighted to have a chapter on Policing vulnerability attrition, rape & domestic abuse with the brilliant Professor Emma Williams & Dr. Jennifer Norman.
Thanks to our excellent editors Dr Ian Pepper & Dr Ruth McGrath!
Thanks to our excellent editors Dr Ian Pepper & Dr Ruth McGrath!
Great to be with the @wecops.bsky.social team for our 2nd annual conference. We are delighted to be hosted by Virgin media Media O2 Business & looking forward to a brilliant afternoon with lots of lightening talks on all sorts of topics.... just like our chats!
June 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Great to be with the @wecops.bsky.social team for our 2nd annual conference. We are delighted to be hosted by Virgin media Media O2 Business & looking forward to a brilliant afternoon with lots of lightening talks on all sorts of topics.... just like our chats!
Quick trip back to the Oxfordshire Women's Leadership Network.
A privilege to be hosted by the principal of St Anne's College Helen King QPM who hosted an amazing conversation with Professor Lady Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome & President of St John's College.
A privilege to be hosted by the principal of St Anne's College Helen King QPM who hosted an amazing conversation with Professor Lady Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome & President of St John's College.
June 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Quick trip back to the Oxfordshire Women's Leadership Network.
A privilege to be hosted by the principal of St Anne's College Helen King QPM who hosted an amazing conversation with Professor Lady Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome & President of St John's College.
A privilege to be hosted by the principal of St Anne's College Helen King QPM who hosted an amazing conversation with Professor Lady Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome & President of St John's College.
Today I've been up with Northumbria Police hosting another Adolescent Domestic Abuse place based round table with Dr @ruthweir.bsky.social
It was particularly poignant to have Micala & Lee Trussler with us, the parents of 15 year old Holly Newton who was horrendously murdered by her boyfriend.
It was particularly poignant to have Micala & Lee Trussler with us, the parents of 15 year old Holly Newton who was horrendously murdered by her boyfriend.
June 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Today I've been up with Northumbria Police hosting another Adolescent Domestic Abuse place based round table with Dr @ruthweir.bsky.social
It was particularly poignant to have Micala & Lee Trussler with us, the parents of 15 year old Holly Newton who was horrendously murdered by her boyfriend.
It was particularly poignant to have Micala & Lee Trussler with us, the parents of 15 year old Holly Newton who was horrendously murdered by her boyfriend.
Great day out on foot patrol in and around Barton Street, Gloucester yesterday with Sergeant Bee Chant.
We visited schools, mosques, local shops & talked to so many members of the community.
#NeighbourhoodPolicing
Gloucestershire Constabulary
@glos-police.bsky.social
We visited schools, mosques, local shops & talked to so many members of the community.
#NeighbourhoodPolicing
Gloucestershire Constabulary
@glos-police.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Great day out on foot patrol in and around Barton Street, Gloucester yesterday with Sergeant Bee Chant.
We visited schools, mosques, local shops & talked to so many members of the community.
#NeighbourhoodPolicing
Gloucestershire Constabulary
@glos-police.bsky.social
We visited schools, mosques, local shops & talked to so many members of the community.
#NeighbourhoodPolicing
Gloucestershire Constabulary
@glos-police.bsky.social
I've been the editor-in-chief of the brilliant #GoingEquipped magazine for 5 years! The 10th edition was published today & has great articles written by policing for policing.
Take a look online here: www.college.police.uk/article/goin...
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Take a look online here: www.college.police.uk/article/goin...
www.linkedin.com/posts/colleg...
#goingequipped | College of Policing
Issue 10 of #GoingEquipped is now live 🚨
In the opening article, Deputy Chief Constable Katy Barrow-Grint introduces the latest issue and reflects on how the publication has grown - shaped by contrib...
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May 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I've been the editor-in-chief of the brilliant #GoingEquipped magazine for 5 years! The 10th edition was published today & has great articles written by policing for policing.
Take a look online here: www.college.police.uk/article/goin...
www.linkedin.com/posts/colleg...
Take a look online here: www.college.police.uk/article/goin...
www.linkedin.com/posts/colleg...
Great to be on @bbcpointswest this evening talking about the work I am doing on teenage relationship violence together with colleagues across @glos-police.bsky.social & @ruthweir.bsky.social
You can watch the episode here:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
You can watch the episode here:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
May 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Great to be on @bbcpointswest this evening talking about the work I am doing on teenage relationship violence together with colleagues across @glos-police.bsky.social & @ruthweir.bsky.social
You can watch the episode here:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
You can watch the episode here:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Today was Staff Networks Day & it was great to see colleagues from across @glos-police.bsky.social meet with our networks at HQ.
I popped down this afternoon to meet the Women's Support Network, Unison, LGBTQ+ network, neurodiversity network, Gloucestershire Ethnic Minority Association & He4She.
I popped down this afternoon to meet the Women's Support Network, Unison, LGBTQ+ network, neurodiversity network, Gloucestershire Ethnic Minority Association & He4She.
May 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Today was Staff Networks Day & it was great to see colleagues from across @glos-police.bsky.social meet with our networks at HQ.
I popped down this afternoon to meet the Women's Support Network, Unison, LGBTQ+ network, neurodiversity network, Gloucestershire Ethnic Minority Association & He4She.
I popped down this afternoon to meet the Women's Support Network, Unison, LGBTQ+ network, neurodiversity network, Gloucestershire Ethnic Minority Association & He4She.
Chief Constable Blyth & I are meeting with all Sgts & first line managers in @glos-police.bsky.social to talk through our plans. It's been great to have honest conversations about finance, culture, misconduct, investigations & performance.
I'm looking toward to what we can all deliver together.
I'm looking toward to what we can all deliver together.
May 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Chief Constable Blyth & I are meeting with all Sgts & first line managers in @glos-police.bsky.social to talk through our plans. It's been great to have honest conversations about finance, culture, misconduct, investigations & performance.
I'm looking toward to what we can all deliver together.
I'm looking toward to what we can all deliver together.
I just listened to this @reducingcrime.com podcast with @jerryratcliffe.net & Gina V. Hawkins.
What a fantastic discussion about all sorts, but particularly about women in policing & the trials & tribulations of bringing up a family while being a senior leader. Well worth a listen!
What a fantastic discussion about all sorts, but particularly about women in policing & the trials & tribulations of bringing up a family while being a senior leader. Well worth a listen!
EPISODE ALERT: #81 with Gina Hawkins, President of NAWLEE, with a powerful episode outlining why she is still in policing 35 years later, the challenges women still face, and the personal toll of being a police chief.
Apple: apple.co/4geaDKc
Spotify: spoti.fi/3DYyRun
or wherever you pod!
Apple: apple.co/4geaDKc
Spotify: spoti.fi/3DYyRun
or wherever you pod!
May 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I just listened to this @reducingcrime.com podcast with @jerryratcliffe.net & Gina V. Hawkins.
What a fantastic discussion about all sorts, but particularly about women in policing & the trials & tribulations of bringing up a family while being a senior leader. Well worth a listen!
What a fantastic discussion about all sorts, but particularly about women in policing & the trials & tribulations of bringing up a family while being a senior leader. Well worth a listen!
After the amazing success of the first @wecops conference, we are now launching:
‘Policing the Future'
27 June 2025
Thank you as always to Virgin Business 02 & to Tom Gaymor for hosting again
www.wecops.uk/events/2025/...
Please sign up for free to listen to our fantastic speakers!
‘Policing the Future'
27 June 2025
Thank you as always to Virgin Business 02 & to Tom Gaymor for hosting again
www.wecops.uk/events/2025/...
Please sign up for free to listen to our fantastic speakers!
May 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
After the amazing success of the first @wecops conference, we are now launching:
‘Policing the Future'
27 June 2025
Thank you as always to Virgin Business 02 & to Tom Gaymor for hosting again
www.wecops.uk/events/2025/...
Please sign up for free to listen to our fantastic speakers!
‘Policing the Future'
27 June 2025
Thank you as always to Virgin Business 02 & to Tom Gaymor for hosting again
www.wecops.uk/events/2025/...
Please sign up for free to listen to our fantastic speakers!
Pleased to have written an article with @ruthweir.bsky.social on teenage relationship violence & adolescent domestic abuse as part of the IOPC Learning the Lessons publication with a special focus on VAWG.
Please do share!
@glos-police.bsky.social
www.policeconduct.gov.uk/publications...
Please do share!
@glos-police.bsky.social
www.policeconduct.gov.uk/publications...
May 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Pleased to have written an article with @ruthweir.bsky.social on teenage relationship violence & adolescent domestic abuse as part of the IOPC Learning the Lessons publication with a special focus on VAWG.
Please do share!
@glos-police.bsky.social
www.policeconduct.gov.uk/publications...
Please do share!
@glos-police.bsky.social
www.policeconduct.gov.uk/publications...