Commissioner Webb APM to retire in September

Wednesday, 07 May 2025 12:42:37 PM

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb APM today confirmed she will retire this September after 38 years in the NSW Police Force.

Commissioner Webb said she had decided to retire following discussions with her family.

Commissioner Webb had planned to announce her retirement on May 18 to commemorate the date she walked into the Goulburn Police Academy 38 years ago.

The Commissioner said her role as the first female police commissioner has been her greatest honour.

“I have recommended to the government that Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell act in my role,” Commissioner Webb said.

“I knew when the time was right I would know, and I wanted to give the State Government time to recruit and appoint a new Commissioner going into an election period in less than two years’ time,” she said.

Commissioner Webb will officially be farewelled from the force when she walks off the parade ground at the Goulburn Police Academy at the next attestation in August.

The Commissioner is in discussions with the Government about working in critical areas specifically around women’s safety and domestic violence.

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